Скачать или смотреть Spy/Prisoner Exchange in Ankara, Turkey (Aug. 2024)

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The Turkish National Intelligence Organisation (MİT), acting as an intermediary between Western and Russian intelligence services, organised this prisoner/spy in Ankara, Turkey on August 1st, 2024. Its the the most extensive such event since the end of the Cold War involving 26 individuals (full list available below) that required 7 airplanes (2 from the US, 1 from Germany, Poland, Slovenia, Norway, and Russia), as part of the exchange.

10 people moved to Russia (including 2 children), 13 to Germany, and 3 to the US. In all cases, the sentences/verdicts were related to treason, espionage, hacking, sabotage, subversion, and similar charges (details below).

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Identified aircrafts involved
1. Dassault Falcon 7x [N963RS] of Solairus Aviation
2. Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6500 [N564DX] of Solairus Aviation
3. Bombardier BD-700-1A10 Global 6000 [N944GL] of Solairus Aviation
4. Gulfstream G650ER [N288Z] of Solairus Aviation
5. Bombardier INC BD-700-2A12 [N7584G] of the Bank of Utah Trustee (previous: Vistajet)
6. Gulfstream G-V [N188ES] of Jetforce V
7. Tupolev Tu-204-300 [RA-64050] of Special Flight Detachment

Prisoners exchanged
*Returned from Russia*
1. Alexandra Skochilenko [convicted of disseminating false information to 7 years in prison in 2022]
2. Alsu Kurmasheva [convicted of disseminating false information to 6.5 years in prison in 2022]
3. Andrei Pivovarov [convicted of coordinated activities with banned organisations to 4 years in prison in 2021]
4. Demuri Voronin [convicted of treason to 13 years and 3 months in prison in 2021]
5. Evan Gershkovich [convicted of engaging in espionage on behalf of the US government to 16 years in prison in 2023]
6. Herman Moyzhes [charged for treason in 2024, not brought to trial]
7. Ilya Yashin [convicted of disseminating false information to 8.5 years in prison in 2022]
8. Kevin Lik [convicted of treason to 4 years in prison in 2023]
9. Ksenia Fadeeva [convicted for participating and organising an extremist group to 9 years in prison in 2021]
10. Lilia Chanysheva [convicted for organising an extremist group to 9.5 years in prison in 2021]
11. Oleg Orlov [convicted of performing actions to discredit the Russian Armed Forces to 2.5 years in prison in 2024]
12. Patrick Schöbel [charged with drug smuggling in 2024, not brought to trial]
13. Paul Whelan [convicted of engaging in espionage on behalf of the US government to 16 years in prison in 2018]
14. Rico Krieger [convicted of participating in terrorism and mercenary activities to death penalty in 2024]
15. Vadim Ostanin [convicted for participating and organising an extremist group to 9 years in prison in 2021]
16. Vladimir Kara-Murza [convicted of treason to 25 years in prison in 2022]

*Returned from Slovenia*
1. Artem Dultsev [convicted of engaging in espionage on behalf of Russia to 19 months in prison in 2022]
2. Anna Dultseva [convicted of engaging in espionage on behalf of Russia to 19 months in prison in 2022]
3. The first child of Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva
4. The second child of Artem Dultsev and Anna Dultseva

*Returned from Poland*
5. Pablo González Yagüe [charged with espionage on behalf of Russia in 2022, not sentenced]

*Returned from Norway*
6. Mikhail Mikushin [charged with espionage on behalf of Russia in 2022, not brought to trial]

*Returned from the US*
7. Vladislav Klyushin [convicted of insider trading scheme using hacked information to 9 years in prison in 2023]
8. Roman Seleznev [convicted of hacking activities to 27 years in prison in 2014]
9. Vadim Konoshchenock [charged with conspiracy to evade sanctions, not sentenced]

*Returned from Germany*
10. Vadim Krasikov [convicted of murder while operating undercover (Russian FSB officer) to life in prison in 2021]

References
Turkish MFA: No: 155, 1 August 2024, Regarding the Prisoner Exchange Operation in Ankara: https://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-155_-ankar...
United 24 Media: Reported List of All the People Exchanged by Russia in What Could Be Biggest Swap Since Cold War: https://united24media.com/latest-news...