Praised Putin and spied for the FSB: wife of ex-regionalist detained in Vinnytsia region
Kyiv • UNN
An FSB agent, the wife of a former Party of Regions official, was detained in Vinnytsia region for spying for Russia and justifying its armed aggression against Ukraine.
The SBU detained an FSB agent who was collecting information about the Defense Forces in Vinnytsia region and justifying Russia's armed aggression. The suspect was the wife of a former Party of Regions official who headed the local district council until 2015. This was reported by the press service of the SBU, UNN reports .
At the direction of the Russian secret service, she tried to identify airfields with combat aircraft and helicopters of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as well as to find out the presence of air defense near aviation facilities. In addition, the attacker was interested in the geolocation of medical facilities where Ukrainian defenders are treated and reconnoitered the routes of military echelons. If the information was obtained, the aggressor planned to use it to prepare missile and drone strikes in the region,
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Thanks to the SBU's prompt response, enemy attacks on strategic infrastructure in the region were prevented.
The investigation also found that the defendant used an anonymous Odnoklassniki account to call for support for Putin and justify the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops. According to the investigation, it was her anti-Ukrainian activity on the banned social network that brought her to the attention of the FSB and led to her recruitment.
During the searches of the detainee's apartment, the police seized cell phones and a tablet used to communicate with the FSB.
SBU investigators served the suspect a notice of suspicion under five articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The offender is currently in custody. She faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
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