In Kyiv, a resident (senior agent) of the Russian GRU, who coordinated the execution of "Russian orders" in Ukraine, was exposed and detained. The primary task of the cell was to set fire to the official vehicles of the Defence Forces, which was supposed to undermine the socio-political situation in Ukraine in favour of Russia.
This is stated in the SBU report.
To expose the resident of the group, the SBU used its "double agent" - a resident of the capital, whom the Ukrainian special service exposed on preparations for one of the arsons. The man cooperated with the SBU and helped to document the suspect's subversive activities.
The woman was in direct contact with an officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (better known as the GRU).
She coordinated the arsonists and helped them carry out subversive activities in Kyiv. In particular, she gave direct instructions on how to make improvised incendiary devices to destroy military vehicles.
In addition, she personally tried to film one of the arson attacks that the 'double agent' was supposed to commit. It was then that she was detained by the SBU.
At the scene, the operatives seized an improvised incendiary device and a mobile phone with evidence of subversive activity.
The defendant came to the attention of Russian military intelligence at the beginning of the full-scale war. At that time, she lived in the city of Tokmak in Zaporizhzhya, and after the seizure of part of the area, she moved to Kyiv.
In the capital, she was contacted remotely by a Russian GRU officer and offered cooperation in exchange for money, which she never received.
SBU investigators served her a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
The offender is in custody. She faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
- Recently, an 18-year-old gang leader who set fire to military vehicles was detained in Khmelnytskyy Region.
- As of the beginning of August, law enforcement officers had identified 68 people involved in arson attacks on military and volunteer vehicles.