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SBU uncovered another Russian informant who adjusted shelling in Khmelnytskyi region
Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service detained another coordinator of missile-and-drone attacks on the Khmelnytskyi region. The perpetrator directed enemy strikes at administrative buildings of state institutions, logistics warehouses, and locations where personnel and equipment of the Defense Forces were concentrated.
The investigation found that the Russian strikes were being guided by an unemployed resident of Slavuta who caught the attention of Russian intelligence operatives through Telegram channels advertising “easy” earnings.
Following the Russians’ instructions, the informant walked around the city and its adjacent territory to identify and pass geolocations of potential “targets” to Russia.
SBU officers exposed the suspect at the initial stage of his intelligence activity — after he received an enemy task to collect coordinates for planned strikes on the western region.
It was documented how the perpetrator photographed with his phone the facade of an administrative building and the checkpoints of a military unit.
After that, the coordinator was to locate and “leak” to the Russians the geolocations of storage facilities used by Ukrainian forces.
SBU counterintelligence detained the suspect at his place of residence. During searches, agents found a smartphone on which he had stored photos of Ukrainian sites and electronic coordinates on Google Maps.
Investigators of the Security Service notified the informant of suspicion under part 3 of article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorized dissemination of information about the movement or disposition of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, committed under martial law).
The perpetrator is held in custody without the right to bail. He faces up to 12 years of imprisonment.
Comprehensive measures were carried out by SBU officers in Khmelnytskyi region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor’s office.
Telegram publication
