Yuliya Vladimirovna Pankratova

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Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury; believed to remain in Russia, out of U.S. reach

A 33-year-old Ukrainian woman now sits at the center of Washington's latest cyber drama. U.S. prosecutors say Victoria Dubranova helped two Russia-backed hacker crews hit water systems, food facilities, and other infrastructure, turning online "hacktivism" into covert state work.

Updated May 10