The SBU detained another FSB agent in Donetsk Region. He was preparing a series of Russian air strikes on Ukrainian troops in one of the hottest areas of the frontline - Pokrovsk. This was reported by the SBU press service and the Prosecutor General's Office.
According to the SBU military counterintelligence, the Russian agent targeted the strongholds and command posts of one of the Armed Forces brigades holding defence in the area of the frontline town.
In order to obtain the coordinates for fire, Russians remotely recruited a Ukrainian serviceman serving in the same brigade.
In exchange for cooperation, the FSB "guaranteed" its agent 1 million rubles. However, he never received the promised amount, as the Russian special service used the topic of monetary "reward" exclusively for recruiting a traitor.
SBU officers exposed the agent in advance and detained him when he was recording the geolocation of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' frontline positions for Russians.
At the place of detention, the SBU seized a mobile phone from the suspect, which he used to communicate with his Russian supervisor, an FSB operative. He has already been identified.
In addition, the investigation further established that, on the instructions of a Russian special service officer, the agent was to "merge" the FSB's organisational and staff structure with the personnel of the Armed Forces brigade where he served.
Russians hoped to use this information for new recruitments and to obtain intelligence on the defence of Pokrovsk.
Based on the evidence collected, SBU investigators served the detainee a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
The investigation is ongoing. The offender is in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.