SBI issues a suspicion notice for treason to ORDO blogger

The State Bureau of Investigation issued a suspicion notice for treason and aiding the aggressor state to Ukrainian citizen, propagandist of the so-called "DPR" Andriy Lysenko. This was reported by Suspilne with reference to the Bureau's press office.

"It has been established that a resident of Donetsk was actively involved in propaganda detrimental to the sovereignty, independence, and integrity of Ukraine via his personal social media channels, where his audience reaches more than 240,000 people in total," the report says.

According to the investigators, the man offered his services as a "local mouthpiece" for anti-Ukrainian propaganda to representatives of the russian federation. His cooperation with a deputy of the occupation administration of Donetsk region, as well as a representative of russian political party "Fair russia" has been recorded.

"Since the beginning of russia's full-scale armed aggression, the propagandist has been posting anti-Ukrainian content on his channels, promoting the ideas of "great russia." In his posts, he gives the most negative assessment of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine, humiliates and misinforms pro-Ukrainian citizens," the SBI noted.

The blogger is suspected of treason committed under martial law, and of aiding the aggressor state. He may face up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The pre-trial investigation continues. The procedural management of the pre-trial investigation is being carried out by the Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office, the SBI reported.