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Prosecutors proved in court that three relatives carried out FSB tasks: two received life sentences
Under the procedural supervision of prosecutors from the Office of the Prosecutor General and the public prosecution of the Kagarlyk division of the Obukhiv District Prosecutor's Office, three men who carried out tasks for Russian special services in Kyiv and the Kyiv region have been convicted.
Prosecutors proved that in 2023 year a 36-year-old man established contact with a representative of the Russian FSB who called himself “Nikolay” on Telegram. For money he agreed to collect intelligence, coordinated task execution, and recruited two of his relatives to the operation.
His 31-year-old brother conducted reconnaissance in Kyiv: he photographed military and strategic facilities, recorded their locations, entrances and exits, and the presence of personnel and equipment. For covert surveillance he rented premises under the guise of a photo studio. He passed the collected data to his brother, who passed it to the Russian handler.
In February–March 2024 they gathered information about the deployment locations of military units, defense enterprises, military equipment, and air defense systems in the capital.
A 23-year-old relative was recruited for sabotage against energy infrastructure in the Kyiv region. Together with a 36-year-old he set fire to energy facilities at the behest of the Russian handler. They recorded the arson on video and sent it to the FSB representative as proof of completion, after which they received money.
In June 2024 they prepared a new sabotage — they conducted reconnaissance of an electrical substation near Rzhyshchev, established details of its security and technical protection, took photos, and sent the materials to the handler.
On 19 June 2024 they were detained. In court the prosecutors proved their guilt.
The actions of the convicted persons, depending on each one’s role, were qualified as treason and sabotage committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, as well as illegal handling of ammunition and illegal possession of narcotic substances (part 2 of art. 28, part 2 of art. 111; part 2 of art. 28, part 2 of art. 113; part 1 of art. 263; part 2 of art. 309 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The 36-year-old and the 31-year-old convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment with confiscation of property; the 23-year-old was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property.
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