INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A court in southern Russia has sentenced a former regional administration official to 12 years in prison on charges of providing Ukraine
with state secrets, local mediareported Tuesday.The Krasnodar Region Court found the unidentified former official guilty of treason and
Teletypeidentified the defendant as former regional environmental administration official Artur Katrychko, 33.Other outlets reported on
they deal with what authorities consider classified information.Espionage charges carry a maximum prison sentence of 20 years
imprisonment.The United Nationsexpressed alarm last month over the growing number of treason and espionage arrests made in Russia since
Moscow invaded Ukraine last year.
