According to the materials of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the Secretary of the State Council of the Russian Federation and the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation have been notified of suspicion of preparing and waging an aggressive war, the SBU informs.

"Investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine have collected a large-scale evidence base on Putin's assistant, who now holds the position of secretary of the State Council of the Russian Federation, Alexei Dyumin, as well as on Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov," the SBU said on the Telegram channel on Wednesday.

The SBU emphasizes that both officials are part of Putin's inner circle and help him wage war against Ukraine.

According to the SBU, Dyumin was previously Putin's security guard, and then became the governor of Tula region and conducted mobilization activities in the region for military operations in Ukraine.

"In particular, he organized a partial mobilization of men in this area, created a Center for unmanned systems and set up production of FPV drones and other unmanned aerial vehicles there, and also instructed subordinates to ensure the military needs of the Russian Federation in every possible way," the message says.

According to the SBU, Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Yunus-Bek Yevkurov provides constant training for military personnel under contract and mobilized into the Armed Forces of Russia, who then go to war in Ukraine.

"For crimes against our state, SBU investigators and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office informed both defendants in absentia of suspicion under Article 437 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (planning, preparation, unleashing and waging an aggressive war)," the SBU emphasizes.