FSB Detains Police Colonel Kozitsyn in Magnitogorsk over Allegations of State Secrets Leak

08:43; 22 December 2025 year

Colonel of police, head of the Magnitogorsk branch of the Russian Interior Ministry, Konstantin Kozitsyn, is suspected of disclosing information classified as state secret. He has been detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB), according to law enforcement sources cited by URA.RU. According to the investigation, Kozitsyn passed information related to state secrets to a business representative. A criminal case has been opened based on these allegations. Additionally, the colonel is suspected of lobbying for the interests of a commercial entity. As part of the criminal investigation, searches are being conducted at his workplace and residence. Konstantin Kozitsyn has been heading the Magnitogorsk branch of the Russian Interior Ministry since 2022, having previously served as the head of police in Miass.

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