The Security Service of Ukraine reports the detention in Kyiv of the director of the department of information systems support from one of the largest banks in Ukraine, who is involved in financing the war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine.

"The defendant regularly transferred his money for the needs of the occupation groups of Russia. For this purpose, after the start of the full-scale war, the banker opened an account on one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges. Subsequently, through this platform, the defendant transferred funds to the digital wallets of Russians. Now law enforcement officers are establishing the exact amounts of his donations," the SBU website reported on Saturday.

The offender was detained at his place of residence in Kyiv. During a search of the detainee's house, a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, Russian rubles, mobile phones and a computer with evidence of the crimes were found. He was notified of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding the aggressor state), the offender is in custody without the right to post bail.

The name of the bank and the name of the offender are not reported.