The SSU’s Military Counterintelligence, with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, has exposed another alleged FSB agent serving among Ukrainian troops in the Kharkiv region.
According to the SSU, the suspect is a mobilised serviceman who had allegedly been recruited by Russia and was directing Russian fire at positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ motorised infantry brigade in which he served.
Investigators documented the suspect allegedly attempting to help coordinate a Russian missile strike on his own repair battalion, which repairs unmanned aerial systems.
According to the investigation, the agent passed the coordinates of the Ukrainian repair unit to his FSB handler and planned to leave the facility shortly before the expected strike under the pretext of travelling to a hospital.
SSU officers identified and detained the alleged Russian agent in a service vehicle after he left the territory of the military unit.
At the same time, the SSU’s Military Counterintelligence carried out measures to protect the locations of Ukrainian troops.
Investigators said the suspect had been recruited by the FSB before he was mobilised. According to the SSU, Russian intelligence used one of his relatives living in Russia to recruit him.
After mobilisation, he served as an electrician responsible for repairing unmanned systems while allegedly collecting information for Russia on the locations of his own formation and neighbouring units.
During searches, investigators seized five smartphones that the suspect allegedly used alternately for encrypted communications with his Russian handler.
SSU investigators notified the serviceman that he is suspected under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — high treason committed under martial law.
The suspect is being held in custody without the right to bail. If convicted, he faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
