FSB agent from Cherkasy region, who directed strikes against Defence Forces and attempted to "lay low" in Zakarpattia, has been detained – SSU. PHOTO
The Security Service has exposed yet another FSB agent from the Cherkasy region. The perpetrator was coordinating Russian attacks on central Ukraine.
This was reported by Censor.NET, citing the SBU press office.
What information did the traitor pass on to the enemy?
As the investigation revealed, the suspect’s potential ‘targets’ were permanent deployment sites, logistics centres and temporary bases of the Defence Forces, which were undergoing rotation following fighting on the front line.
What is known about the traitor?
According to the case file, a local unemployed man recruited by the FSB was responsible for directing the shelling. He came to the attention of the Russian security service whilst searching for ‘easy’ money on Telegram channels.
To locate the positions of the Defence Forces, the suspect drove around the regional centre and neighbouring districts, recording the locations where troops were concentrated on his mobile phone camera.
Arrest and charges
"SSU officers documented the agent’s reconnaissance missions and detained him in a rented flat in Zakarpattia, where he had travelled to ‘lay low’," the statement reads.
During searches, a smartphone was seized from him, on which he had stored photo and video files of targets with their locations marked on digital maps for an intelligence ‘report’ to the FSB.
- Investigators from the Security Service informed the suspect that he was under suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
- The suspect is being held in custody without the right to bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
