Adjusted massive Russian strike on Kyiv on 24 May: 18-year-old Russian agent detained – SSU. PHOTOS
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained, shortly after the attack, an 18-year-old Russian agent who had adjusted one of the ruscists’ largest-scale air attacks on Kyiv on the night of 24 May 2026.
The SSU press center reported this, Censor.NET informs.
Details of the arrest
The young man was reportedly detained the day after the bloody shelling of the capital, when he was carrying out additional reconnaissance near a Defense Ministry facility and checking the aftermath of enemy strikes.
The agent planned to transmit the collected data in real time to his handler in Russia to prepare new strikes and adjust repeat attacks on the city.
- According to the investigation, the enemy’s order was carried out by an 18-year-old Kyiv resident who came to the attention of Russian special services while looking for "easy money" in Telegram channels.
After being recruited, the agent traveled to the suburbs of the capital, where he marked on Google Maps the transport corridors used to move Ukrainian military equipment. This was a test assignment, after which he was instructed to record the aftermath of the combined attack on Kyiv and "report" to the ruscists.
SSU officers documented the agent arriving at one of the Defense Ministry facilities to determine its external condition after the overnight strike," the SSU said.
Suspicion served on Russian agent
At the scene, investigators seized a smartphone from the detainee containing prepared agent reports with a detailed description of the aftermath of the shelling.
- Security Service investigators served him with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law.)
The suspect has been remanded in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Background
Earlier, a massive Russian strike on Kyiv was reported:
- Lukianivska metro station was closed after Russia’s massive attack: damage reported.
- The enemy also launched a massive missile and drone attack on the Kyiv region, leaving people injured and causing damage in all districts.
- Later, it became known that two people had been killed in the Kyiv region as a result of the Russian attack, with an infant among those injured.
- In addition, ruscists attacked the Kirovohrad region, damaging houses.
- An apartment building was damaged in Cherkasy, with 11 people injured.
