In Slovyansk in the Donetsk region, the SBU detained a Russian citizen who had a temporary residence permit in Ukraine. The attacker was scouting the positions of the Ukrainian military.
Most of all, he was interested in the positions of the Ukrainian artillery. This was announced today, August 16, by the press center of the SBU.
After the start of a full-scale invasion of Russia, he contacted representatives of the Russian special services due to personal connections, the secret service notes. “Since then, on the instructions of the infidels, he has been secretly monitoring the positions of Ukrainian troops and their redeployment near the front line.
The detainee accompanied his intelligence data with photo and video recording of the relevant locations with reference to the area.
She maintained contact with the occupiers through her acquaintance from the Russian Federation, who also cooperates with the Russian special services. For communication and data transfer, both used an anonymous Telegram channel, the SBU notes.
According to the intelligence service, the occupiers planned to use the obtained data for launching missile strikes on units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces. However, the enemy agent was exposed in time.
The detainee was informed of suspicion of committing a crime and a preventive measure was chosen in the form of detention with the possibility of making a bail in the amount of UAH 124,500, the press service of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor’s Office notes.
According to the prosecutor’s office, the detainee, in addition to Russian citizenship, also has Ukrainian citizenship.
According to the investigation, in June 2022, using his own mobile phone, he sent his cohabitant and acquaintance, who was on the territory of a hostile state, to the numbers of Russian mobile operators data on the locations of personnel and military equipment of Ukrainian defenders in the city of Slovyansk. noted in the prosecutor’s office.
Source: Racurs
