For the first time in Ukrainian history, a judge was sentenced to 15 years in prison for treason.

The court sentenced the former head of the Poltava District Court, Larisa Bogomolova , to 15 years in prison after she was found guilty of collaborating with Russian intelligence services during the full-scale war.

The Security Service of Ukraine reported this.

According to investigators, the woman was recruited by the FSB after the occupation of Berdyansk, where she was working as a judge in the city and district court at the time. After establishing contact with the Russian intelligence agency, the official agreed to cooperate with the occupiers.

The case file notes that in March 2022, she transmitted information to the Russian side regarding the movement of three fighters from the Azov Special Forces Detachment from Mariupol in the direction of Mangush.

Furthermore, the convicted woman recommended candidates to FSB representatives for the positions of so-called Gauleiter of Berdyansk and director of the seized city hospital. According to law enforcement, she also urged colleagues to support the occupation authorities and cooperate with Russia.

In the summer of 2022, Bogomolova moved to Ukrainian-controlled territory and subsequently became the head of the Poltava District Court. In April 2023, SBU officers detained her right in her office.

On April 27, 2023, she was charged with treason, and on May 5 of that year , the High Council of Justice approved her arrest.

Based on the evidence collected, the court found the former official guilty under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – treason committed under martial law.