The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an FSB agent in Sumy region, who turned out to be a former deputy of the Shostka City Council from the banned Party of Regions. According to law enforcement, he spied on the Defense Forces and called on racists to bomb the city, UNN reports, citing the SBU press service.
According to UNN's sources in law enforcement agencies, it is a former MP Oleh Kutsepal.
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According to the SBU, the former MP covertly tracked the directions of movement of the Armed Forces echelons and recorded the locations of Ukrainian troops defending the border of Sumy region. To do this, he drove around the area in his car and took relevant photos and videos.
Additionally, the traitor tried to find out the information he needed from his friends during "everyday conversations".
He sent the information he received to a staff member of the FSB office in Bryansk region. His identity and personal data have already been established, the SBU noted.
In addition to providing coordinates, the traitor asked the Nazis to strike the city, in particular the buildings of the TCC, as soon as possible.
Law enforcement officers detained the former MP at his home in Shostka.
According to the investigation, he was remotely recruited by the FSB in July of this year.
SBU investigators served the agent a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
He is currently in custody. The former MP faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.