A trial for former Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Oleh Kulinich in Kyiv

A former Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Oleh Kulinich attends a court hearing in Shevchenkovsky District Court in Kyiv, Ukraine on 17 October 2023, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. In April 2023, State Bureau of Investigation employees completed the investigation of the criminal proceedings on high treason against Oleh Kulinich, former Head of the SBU Main Directorate in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the State Bureau of Investigation website reported. Oleh Kulinich was detained on 16 July 2022 during a special operation by the State Bureau of Investigation and the Security Service of Ukraine. Kulinich is suspected of high treason in favor of Russia, according to local media.