The Security Service of Ukraine has in absentia reported suspicion of treason to engineer Oleg Borsuk, who after fleeing to Russia became the chief developer of satellite navigation for the occupiers' missile weapons.
The SBU press service reported this.
What is Oleg Borsuk accused of?
61-year-old Oleg Borsuk is accused under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – high treason committed under martial law.
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According to the intelligence service, Borsuk is in charge of the development and modernization of GPS/GLONASS navigation systems for cruise and ballistic missiles, which the Russians use to attack Ukrainian targets.
In 2023 alone, under Borsuk's leadership, almost 3,200 satellite units were manufactured.
They were installed, in particular, on the Iskander operational-tactical missile systems.
The occupiers use this equipment to attack civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
In particular, guidance systems developed under the leadership of the traitor are also installed on the Kh-101, Kh-59 and Kalibr missiles.
Borsuk previously headed a laboratory at one of the defense plants in the Cherkasy region. In 2009, he quit and left for Russia.
In Moscow, the Ukrainian agreed to take the position of deputy general director of the Navis design bureau, a leading company in the Russian military-industrial complex.
Earlier, the SBU announced in absentia suspicions against three Russian military personnel. They are accused of brutal murders and torture of civilians during the temporary occupation of the Kyiv region.