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Teen arrested for allegedly poisoning Ukrainian soldiers on behalf of Russia

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Ukrainian police have arrested a 17-year-old girl suspected of aiding Russian security services in a plot to poison Ukrainian soldiers. The teenager allegedly sent lethal doses of methadone, disguised as free drugs, to soldiers via Telegram, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. She was apprehended in Zhytomyr after reportedly receiving approximately US$111 from a Russian handler for her involvement. AI

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Teen arrested for allegedly poisoning Ukrainian soldiers on behalf of Russia

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Girl arrested after taking US$111 from Russia to poison Ukrainian troops

    Ukrainian police said on Friday they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia’s security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died. Ukraine and Russia have throughout their war since 2022 accused each other of recruiting minors for sabotage ac…

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