A man from southern Russia's Krasnodar region was sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly passing information on the Russian Black Sea Fleet to Ukrainian intelligence services, the state-run RIA Novosti news agency reported Thursday.
Dmitry Levin was accused of contacting Ukraine's military intelligence service, as well as the Russian Volunteer Corps, a unit of Russian nationals fighting for Ukraine that Moscow has designated as a "terrorist" organization.
According to RIA Novosti, Levin provided information and photographs on the movements of Russian ships in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk in the Krasnodar region.
A military court in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don found him guilty of treason and membership in a terrorist organization.
Since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russian authorities have handed down harsh sentences for treason, terrorism, sabotage and espionage.
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