This woman spied for a Russian agent. Now she’s serving 15 years in a Ukrainian penal colony
- Posted on February 11, 2026
- By CNN
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This woman spied for a Russian agent. Now she’s serving 15 years in a Ukrainian penal colony

Hrystyna Garkavenko, the 19-year-old daughter of a priest, set up a cellphone camera in his church to livestream Ukrainian troop movements. She’s one of thousands accused of spying for Russia.