The SBU detained a Russian informant in the Kirovograd region, who in his own garage set up an “observation point” for the echelons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
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The attacker tried to find out the approximate number of personnel and military equipment of the Ukrainian Armed Forces units moving by rail in the direction of the eastern front.
Most of all, the enemy was interested in information about the movement of heavy weapons to the Ukrainian front line, including tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and artillery systems.
To monitor the trains of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the defendant set up an “observation post” in his own garage, located near the railway station.
He walked around the area and secretly recorded the locations of Ukrainian troops under the guise of walking as an ordinary citizen.
To disguise criminal actions, the attacker constantly changed the routes of his reconnaissance forays, and sent the information received to the aggressor from different geolocations.
However, SBU officers exposed the attacker and detained him in his own home.
The enemy informant turned out to be a local resident who had lived in Russia for almost 20 years.
Before the start of the full-scale Russian invasion, he came to Ukraine to sell all his property here and return to the aggressor country.
In May 2023, when the man was still in the Kirovograd region, a Russian curator contacted him and offered cooperation in favor of the occupiers. In case of carrying out hostile tasks, the invaders promised their henchman “evacuation” to Russian territory.
During searches in the defendant’s house, the following was confiscated:
- mobile phones and computer equipment red-handed;
- documents confirming the facts of his residence and business activities in Russia.
Based on the collected evidence, Security Service investigators informed the detainee of suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
While he is in custody. The perpetrator faces up to 12 years in prison.
Source: Racurs
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