Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who was preparing coordinates for a new series of Russian air attacks on the regional center.
According to the case materials, his main task was to locate and transmit positions of volunteer foundations and rehabilitation centers where wounded Defense Forces soldiers are recovering.
The investigation established that the Russian forces’ task was carried out by a local resident recruited by the FSB, who had previously served time for robbery, theft, and grievous bodily harm.
The suspect came under the attention of Russian intelligence even before the full-scale war, while he was in a correctional facility in the temporarily occupied Pokrovsk district of Donetsk region.
In February 2023, an FSB officer remotely contacted him and offered cooperation. At that time, the repeat offender had already been released and returned to Dnipro.
After recruitment, the agent began driving around the area in his own car, filming buildings where he noticed Ukrainian military personnel and volunteers.
He sent the intelligence to his handler via messenger as markers on Google Maps with descriptions of the designated objects.
Later, he was supposed to place GPS trackers near them to guide Russian missiles and strike drones.
The SSU counterintelligence detained the agent and carried out comprehensive measures to secure Ukrainian locations within the Russian forces’ reconnaissance zone.
During searches, authorities seized computer equipment, GPS “beacons,” and smartphones with various SIM cards for covert contact with the FSB.
The SSU investigators charged the suspect under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
The offender is held in custody without the possibility of bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
