Russian agent network of missile spotters operated in Ukraine across 7 regions, the youngest being 16 years old - SSU
Kyiv • UNN
An agent network of Russian special services adjusted air strikes on eastern, southern, and western regions of Ukraine. The youngest of them is 16 years old, and the oldest is 23.
An agent network of Russian special services was detained in Ukraine, which, with the help of video recorders, aimed Russian missiles at 7 regions of the country, the SBU reported on Monday, UNN writes.
The counterintelligence of the Security Service and the National Police neutralized the agent network of Russian special services, which adjusted the air strikes of the rashists on the eastern, southern and western regions of Ukraine
Five members of the enemy group, who spied for the Russian Federation in Zaporizhzhia, Sumy, Mykolaiv, as well as in Khmelnytskyi, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, were detained simultaneously as a result of a special operation.
It is reported that the youngest of them is 16 years old, and the oldest is 23.
As the investigation established, the agent group included a student from Zaporizhzhia, his local acquaintance and her cohabitant, and two brothers from Kharkiv region "cooperated" with them.
The defendants, according to the case materials, knew each other, but acted separately and had one curator of the Russian special services.
According to the SBU, enemy agents were remotely recruited through Telegram channels, where they were looking for "easy money", and were tasked with preparing coordinates for strikes on defense facilities in Ukraine.
To complete the task, the defendants "traveled" to cities, where they parked cars with the video recorder turned on next to potential "targets". With the help of this device, they recorded the possible presence of personnel and equipment of our troops at the location for 8-12 hours
For conspiracy, the agents, as reported, got out of the car to the nearest cafe, which they used as an "observation point". From time to time, they returned to the car to check the battery charge of the video recorder and change the memory card for further recording.
The Russian agent network was exposed in advance. All participants were detained at their places of residence, the SBU noted.
The defendants were notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
They are in custody without the right to bail. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.