A Russian military intelligence agent who adjusted missile and drone strikes on the city and committed arson attacks on Ukrzaliznytsya facilities was detained in Kyiv. This was reported by the SBU.
Russian priority targets were thermal power plants, power line towers and power equipment at railway interchanges.
The detainee was a resident of Kharkiv. For his recruitment, the Russian special service used one of the Telegram channels, where the man was looking for offers of "easy money".
On the instructions of Russian intelligence, the agent arrived in Kyiv, where he rented an apartment in a high-rise building with a view of the local thermal power plant. In the temporary accommodation, the suspect installed a video camera with a remote access programme that allowed Russians to monitor the energy facility in real time.
According to the same instructions, the traitor equipped an "observation post" in another rented apartment near the capital. In addition, the agent installed camouflaged video recording devices, the so-called video traps, to track strikes on power lines.
In this way, Russian agent planned to record the consequences of new air strikes on Kyiv Region and at the same time identify air defence locations by tracking the missiles' launch areas on video.
After preparing the "observation posts", the agent returned to Kharkiv ostensibly to visit his parents, but in fact to set fire to a relay cabinet on a strategic railway line.
The SBU CI documented every step of the offender, and at the final stage of the special operation detained him in a rented apartment in Kyiv. At that time, the offender was setting up a new video camera for online recording of air attacks on the city.
During the searches, the SBU seized phones and video devices with evidence of reconnaissance and subversive activities in favour of Russia.
The SBU investigators served him a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
The offender is currently in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
In early September, a former Party of Regions member who was preparing Gordon's murder and sabotage at Ukrzaliznytsya was detained.