Changed 77 phone numbers to maintain secrecy: "mole" in ranks of Ukrainian Armed Forces on southern front has been exposed, - SSU
Another Russian agent has been exposed within the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
This was reported by the SSU press service, according to Censor.NET.
Details
With the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the SSU’s military counterintelligence unit and the State Bureau of Investigation detained a contract soldier who was directing Russian attacks on Ukrainian military targets on the southern front.
"It has been established that, to conceal his communications with Russian intelligence, the suspect changed 77 phone numbers.
It has been documented that every two days, the suspect replaced the SIM cards in eighteen smartphones, which he used to coordinate enemy attacks in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia sectors," the SSU stated.
The security service secured the positions of the Defense Forces in southern Ukraine in advance and detained the agent when he went on AWOL to "lay low", first in Odesa and later in Mykolaiv.
Recruitment
According to the investigation, the servicemember came to the attention of the FSB while looking for "easy" money on specialized Telegram channels.
"After being recruited, the agent recorded voice messages for his handler in Russia, providing detailed descriptions of the military facilities where he was serving.
The Russians were most interested in the geolocations of engineering crossings and fortifications of the Armed Forces of Ukraine located 5–10 km from the line of contact," the statement noted.
He also marked the coordinates of adjacent Ukrainian military units on Google Maps and sent them to the enemy.
The detainee has been notified that he is suspected of high treason and desertion. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
