On September 19, according to the Russian newspaper "Izvestia," an unidentified Russian man was arrested in the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur for alleged treason by sending cryptocurrency to the Ukrainian armed forces. The cryptocurrency was allegedly sent to the Ukrainian military to "purchase weapons, ammunition, and uniforms." The Federal Security Service (FSB), Russia's top intelligence agency, shared a video of the arrest on Wednesday. The footage shows several agents rushing out of a car, forcing the man to the ground with his hands behind his back. He was then handcuffed, detained, and interviewed.

It remains unclear what sentence the man might face if convicted. However, two weeks ago, physicist Alexander Shiplyuk was sentenced to 15 years in prison for "treason." In 2017, while participating in Russia's hypersonic missile program, Shiplyuk shared classified information with German intelligence at an overseas conference.