The SBU detained red-handed a couple of Russian intelligence agents who were preparing attacks on the Armed Forces units defending the north-eastern borders of Ukraine.
This was reported by the SBU press centre.
According to the available data, the occupants planned to use various types of weapons, including BM-21 Hrad multiple rocket launchers. To adjust the Russian attacks, the agents had to identify the locations of Ukrainian troops and pass their coordinates to the Russians.
"SBU officers learned about this aggressor's plan at the initial stage of Russian agents' intelligence activity. This allowed us to take timely comprehensive measures to secure the positions of the Armed Forces and detain both offenders when they were conducting additional reconnaissance near a potential target," the SBU said.
According to the investigation, a couple of unemployed locals worked remotely for the Russians through an anonymous chat in a messenger. To carry out their tasks, the traitors travelled around the border in their own car, where they monitored the positions of the Defence Forces.
During the search, the detainees' mobile phones were seized, which they used to mark the geolocations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Google maps. Currently, both have been served with a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code (high treason committed under martial law by prior conspiracy by a group of persons). They face life imprisonment.
As reported, recently a couple of Russian agents were sentenced to 15 years in prison for guiding a Russian missile at a hospital in Kherson.