Ukraine’s Security Service counterintelligence has detained another agent of Russian military intelligence (GRU) in Kharkiv. The suspect was preparing coordinates for a new series of Russian missile and bomb strikes on the city.
Investigations revealed that the operation was carried out by a 61-year-old foreign language lecturer at a local university, who had been recruited by the Russian forces. She came to the attention of Russian intelligence through a relative living in Russia who cooperates with Russian special services.
After recruitment, the agent walked around the city center, recording locations of Ukrainian personnel and military equipment. She also photographed and marked on electronic maps buildings she believed could be used by Ukrainian defenders.
Additionally, she covertly asked acquaintances for information about Kyiv’s defenders under the guise of casual conversations. The gathered intelligence was compiled into reports, some written in English and sent via messenger to her GRU handler.
To conceal her cooperation, she regularly changed smartphones, communicated in anonymous chats, and deleted messages after each session.
However, this did not prevent her detection. SSU counterintelligence exposed the suspect in advance, documented her crimes, and arrested her at her residence. Security measures were simultaneously taken to protect Ukrainian Defense Forces locations in areas under Russian intelligence activity.
During searches, investigators seized smartphones used to collect intelligence and communicate with her GRU handler.
She has been charged under Part 2, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). The suspect is held in custody without bail. She faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
