Spying on Kharkiv's defense lines: FSB agent sentenced to 15 years in prison

Thanks to the SBU's evidence base, another FSB agent who operated on the border of Kharkiv region received a real prison term. According to the investigation, he was collecting information for Russia about the locations and movements of the Defense Forces units in the territory of the Vovchansk community. This was reported by the press service of the SBU, UNN reports .

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First of all, he was interested in the geolocation of fortifications and fortified areas that ensure the defense of the regional center from the northeast. The occupiers needed the intelligence to conduct rocket and bomb and artillery strikes on the positions of Ukrainian defenders.

According to the investigation, the convict is a 42-year-old resident of Vovchansk who was recruited by the Russian special service during the occupation of the community. The occupiers then put him in "standby" mode, and in July 2023 he was assigned his first tasks,

To carry out these tasks, he traveled around the district by public transport and secretly recorded the locations of possible deployment of Ukrainian troops. He "reported" the information he received to the FSB using an anonymous chat in a messenger.

Law enforcement officers detained a Russian agent as a result of a special operation in the region in November 2023.

Based on the collected evidence, the court found the offender guilty under Part 2 Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). Based on the SBU materials, the court sentenced the offender to 15 years in prison

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