Ukrainian police said Friday (October 23, 2026) they had detained a 17-year-old girl suspected of helping Russia’s security services to poison Ukrainian soldiers and that two had died.
“She was arrested by police in Zhytomyr, west of Kyiv, after allegedly following instructions from a Russian handler in exchange for at least 5,000 hryvnias [$111],” they said. Police said they had identified other recipients of the packages, which “prevented four more murders” across the country. “The young woman was notified that she is suspected of aiding and abetting the premeditated murder of two people as part of a prior conspiracy,” the police statement said. Police cautioned that Russia aims “to kill our people and destabilise the situation within the country”. “Do not accept medication or other substances, as well as food or drinks of dubious origin, from people you do not know well,” police cautioned.
