Setting up Russian spy satellites: Russian accomplice detained in Kharkiv
Kyiv • UNN
The SBU detained a 47-year-old Kharkiv resident who worked for the Russian Space Forces and set up spy satellites. The SBU seized the suspect's Russian passport and UAH 10 million received for cooperation with the occupiers.
An accomplice of the Russian Federation who worked for the military and space forces of the aggressor country was detained in Kharkiv. The suspect was a 47-year-old Kharkiv resident who works as the CEO of a Russian company that sets up spy satellites Condor-FKA and Obzor-R, UNN reports with reference to the SBU.
According to the Security Service, the Rashists use the Condor-FKA and Obzor-R space systems to detect current geolocations of the Defense Forces, adjust enemy fire, and conduct reconnaissance.
In order to calibrate and adjust Russian satellites, the defendant entered into relevant agreements with the ROSKOSMOS corporation.
According to the signed document, the defendant ordered to transfer the test site of his own company to the Russian space forces.
The contractor signed all the necessary documents via email, and gave instructions to his subordinates in Russia via messenger chats.
The investigation also revealed that before the outbreak of the full-scale war, the defendant had been living in Russia for a long time and even became a participant in the Kremlin's program of resettlement to the aggressor country.
Law enforcement officers documented the subversive activities of the offender and detained him at his place of residence in Kharkiv.
During the searches, the law enforcement officers seized the detainee's Russian passport, computer equipment and mobile phones with evidence of criminal actions.
Also, more than UAH 10 million in the hryvnia equivalent, allegedly received for cooperation with the occupiers, was found on the person involved and his possible accomplices.
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The SBU investigators served him a notice of suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 111-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (aiding the aggressor state).
The offender is in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
An investigation is underway to bring to justice all those involved in assisting the aggressor in the war against Ukraine.
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