He Prepared Strikes on Military Units and Defense Plants: SBU Detained an FSB Agent in Khmelnytskyi Region

In Khmelnytskyi region, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) counterintelligence detained a man suspected of preparing new rocket-drone strikes by Russia on the western region of Ukraine.

In Khmelnytskyi region, the SBU's counterintelligence detained a man suspected of cooperating with Russia's FSB and preparing new rocket-drone strikes on Ukraine's western region. According to law enforcement, the suspect was collecting coordinates of military units, defense-industrial enterprises, and logistical facilities that Russian forces could use to plan attacks.

This was reported by the SBU's press service.

According to the investigation, the suspect carried out tasks for Russian special services aimed at establishing the exact locations of strategically important objects within Khmelnytskyi Oblast.

Primarily, he was interested in military units, defense-industrial complex enterprises, and sites where Ukrainian service members are permanently based.

Later, as law enforcement agencies report, the man received new tasks. Specifically, he was to establish coordinates of logistics hubs and sorting terminals of postal operators.

To gather intelligence, the suspect scouted Khmelnytskyi and surrounding areas. Under the guise of ordinary phone conversations, he photographed objects that could be of interest to the Russian special service.

According to the investigation, the information obtained was stored by the man in his own smartphone. In particular, he marked the locations of potential targets on electronic maps to subsequently relay the information to FSB representatives.

The SBU established that a local unemployed man, who previously had a conviction for drug-related crimes, was involved in the collaboration with the enemy.

According to law enforcement, he came to the attention of Russian special services through Telegram channels where he looked for quick earnings.

After this, investigators believe, the man was recruited by FSB representatives and drawn into gathering intelligence on Ukrainian territory.

Initially, the suspect was to establish the locations of defense industry enterprises and military facilities. Later, his tasks broadened to transport and postal logistics facilities.

According to the SBU, the obtained coordinates were planned to be used by the Russian side to prepare a new series of combined rocket-and-drone attacks.

However, Ukrainian security service staff exposed the alleged agent and documented his activities.

The arrest occurred directly during the execution of a further assignment. Law enforcement detained the man as he was conducting reconnaissance near one of the strategically important facilities.

During searches, a mobile phone was seized from the detainee, which, according to the SBU, contained evidence of his cooperation with Russian intelligence services.

Based on the collected materials, investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine informed the man of suspicion under part 2 of article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — high treason committed under martial law.

The penalty for this article provides for imprisonment for 15 years or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The suspect is currently in custody.

Comprehensive measures were conducted by the Security Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytskyi oblast under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office.

As a reminder, this is not the first case of uncovering presumed Russian agents in western regions of Ukraine.

Specifically, 11 of September 2026 this year, the SBU reported the detention of another Russian informant in Khmelnytskyi region.

According to law enforcement, a jobless resident of Slavuta collected information about administrative buildings of state institutions, logistics warehouses, and locations of personnel and equipment of the Defense Forces.

The man also drew the attention of Russian special services while seeking easy earnings on Telegram.

Then SBU officers detained the suspect and informed him of suspicion of unauthorized dissemination of information about the placement of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Earlier, StopCor wrote that the SBU reported a new ex parte suspicion against former member of parliament Yevhen Muraev, who is suspected of justifying and denying Russia's armed aggression against Ukraine. According to the investigation, the ex-parliamentarian spread pro-Russian narratives, called the war an "internal civil conflict," and urged arming. Muraev is wanted for previous episodes, and the new suspicion threatens up to 15 years in prison with property confiscation.