SBU detained underage FSB agent who was adjusting strikes on Dnipro and Poltava region
Kyiv • UNN
The SBU detained a 16-year-old resident of Dnipro who was transmitting coordinates of Ukrainian military facilities in Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions to the FSB. The young man was recruited through Telegram channels under the guise of easy money and collected information by traveling on buses.
The military counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB agent who was transmitting coordinates of Ukrainian military personnel to the enemy for missile strikes on Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions. This was reported by UNN with reference to the Telegram channel of the Security Service of Ukraine.
Details
The SBU noted that the detainee was a 16-year-old resident of Dnipro, whom the FSB involved in espionage activities under the guise of quick earnings.
The suspect turned out to be a 16-year-old resident of Dnipro, whom the Russian special service involved in criminal activity in exchange for the promise of "easy money"
The young man began cooperating with the enemy after looking for part-time work in Telegram channels. To fulfill the tasks of Russian intelligence, the suspect collected information about Ukrainian defense forces in two regions.
The agent was reconnoitering the locations of Ukrainian troops in both regions
To collect information, the young man traveled by bus, recording military objects on camera.
To fulfill the enemy's task, the young man traveled around the area on regular buses and recorded potential 'targets' on his phone camera
He transmitted the received photos and coordinates via messenger.
Immediately after such "outings", the suspect sent a photo report with the coordinates of the "necessary" objects on Google Maps to his handler via messenger
Based on this data, the FSB planned a new series of strikes on Ukraine.
Based on the agent's coordinates, the occupiers planned to carry out a new series of missile and drone strikes on Ukraine
Operatives managed to prevent the attack. The agent was detained while performing another task. A phone with evidence of espionage was seized from him.
In addition to the detention, the SBU carried out comprehensive measures to protect Ukrainian positions. The suspect has now been notified of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (state treason committed under martial law). The perpetrator is in custody.
Reference
Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for imprisonment for a term of 15 years to life imprisonment with mandatory confiscation of property. This norm applies in cases where state treason (going over to the enemy's side, espionage, providing assistance to the aggressor state, etc.) is committed under martial law, which is qualified as a circumstance that significantly aggravates the crime. Minimum – 15 years of imprisonment, maximum – life imprisonment.