'Ukrainian agent' who 'helped plot sabotage attack' is paraded in court in Russia as she faces 25 years in jail

A female Russian official faces up to 25 years in jail over an £885 cash withdrawal ‘to assist Ukraine stage a wartime sabotage attack’.

Viktoria Shinkaruk, 28, is accused of acting as a Ukrainian agent by placing most of the cash in a litter bin – a ‘dead drop’ – at a supermarket ‘for use by terrorists’ working for Kyiv.

She denies the charge, saying she withdrew the cash at her husband’s request, earning a small commission for doing so, and had no knowledge of its intended purpose nor any…