SSU exposes FSB "mole" among Ukrainian paratroopers who was plotting to assassinate AFU brigade commander. VIDEO+PHOTOS
The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SSU) military counterintelligence, together with the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, prevented the assassination of the commander of a brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Air Assault Forces.
The SSU press service reported this, according to Censor.NET.
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As a result of pre-emptive measures, a mobilised serviceman who was preparing an assassination attempt on the brigade commander on the FSB’s orders was detained in Mykolaiv.
The investigation established that the suspect was supposed to provide real-time targeting information for an enemy missile strike on the combat formation’s headquarters, where the colonel was present.
SSU officers acted pre-emptively, securing the Ukrainian paratroopers’ locations in advance and detaining the "mole" on the unit’s premises.
At the time of his detention, the Russian agent was preparing to send his FSB handler the coordinates of a military facility where the Air Assault Forces brigade commander was expected to be.
At the scene, officers seized the suspect’s smartphone containing "reports" to the Russian intelligence officer on preparations to assassinate the Ukrainian Armed Forces combat officer.
According to the case materials, the mobilised serviceman came to the ruscists’ attention while seeking intimate relationships on Telegram dating channels.
After being recruited, the agent maintained direct contact with an FSB officer through an anonymous chat in the messaging app.
On the Russian intelligence officer’s instructions, the suspect began using his position as a driver to collect information on the whereabouts of the brigade’s command staff.
He also "leaked" information to the enemy about sites used to store and launch Ukrainian Armed Forces strike drones targeting the rear areas of the aggressor country’s armed formations.
SSU investigators served the agent with a notice of suspicion of high treason.
The suspect is being held in custody without bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
