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The SBU exposed in Lviv two collaborators of the Russian Federation who registered 14 Starlink terminals for the russians.
Counterintelligence of the Security Service detained two more accomplices of the aggressor country in Lviv. The perpetrators illegally registered 14 Starlink satellite terminals for Russian armed formations.
According to operational data, the russians used the internet stations to plan combat operations against the Defense Forces in Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions.
It was established that the task was carried out by a Lviv student recruited by Russian intelligence officers. He came to their attention while looking for “easy” earnings in Telegram channels.
The suspect involved his unemployed acquaintance from Lviv in the illegal activity; together they looked for people to register Starlinks.
To carry out the plan, the perpetrators deceived 14 people and used their passport data to verify the terminals in favor of the russians.
After activating the internet devices, they sent the corresponding credentials to the Russian handler in exchange for money.
SBU counterintelligence documented the crimes of both suspects and detained them at their places of residence.
During searches, mobile phones were seized from them, which they had used to coordinate their actions with the enemy.
The Security Service has now blocked all illegally registered Starlink systems.
Information is also being checked about the possible illegal registration by the suspects of more than 40 satellite communication terminals.
SBU investigators notified the detainees of suspicion under part 2 of article 28, part 1 of articles 111–2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (assistance to a state‑aggressor, committed by prior conspiracy of a group of persons).
The investigation is ongoing to establish all the circumstances of the crime. The perpetrators are in custody without the right to bail. They face up to 12 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The comprehensive measures were carried out by counterintelligence officers and investigators of the SBU in Lviv region under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s office.
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