She justified the invasion of her country.. 14 years imprisonment for a Ukrainian woman on charges of “high treason”

A Ukrainian court on Friday sentenced a woman accused of “high treason” to 14 years in prison for writing a letter to Russia’s representative to the United Nations, justifying the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian prosecution stated, “A resident of Kiev wrote a letter to Russia’s representative at the United Nations about her support for the Russian special operation, and she was sentenced to 14 years in prison on charges of high treason.”

Charge of high treason

She explained that Vasily Nebenzia, Permanent Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, referred to this message in a speech he delivered on February 28, 2022 to justify the large-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine that had begun four days earlier.
The prosecutor’s office in Kiev explained that the convict, at the urging of Russian intelligence, “wrote that the Ukrainian people support the alleged special operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine.”
He continued, “Looting, crimes, and thefts began in Ukraine, and politicians officially called for the killing of Russians.”

Russian army

On that day, Russia announced that it seeks to protect Russian speakers residing in Ukraine, in addition to “purging the country of Nazism,” something that Kiev and its Western allies strongly rejected.
Kiev has accused hundreds of individuals of cooperating with Russia since the invasion, especially people who were providing the Russian army with military information, or employees in the occupied areas who were working for the authorities appointed by Moscow.

Victims of the Russian-Ukrainian war

NATO had indicated that more than a million people had been killed or wounded in Ukraine since Russia launched its comprehensive invasion in February 2022.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said: “Every week, more than 10,000 people are killed or injured throughout Ukraine.”
He continued: “This war causes more destruction and death every day.”

Victims of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced earlier that 43,000 Ukrainian soldiers died in the war, while 370,000 soldiers received treatment for injuries.
Half of them returned to military service, and US President-elect Donald Trump indicated similar numbers.
He said that about 600,000 Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded, and that about 400,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed or wounded so far.