Based on SBU case materials, a court sentenced a man who directed Russian strikes on Nikopol in Dnipropetrovsk Region to 15 years in prison with confiscation of property. The agent was exposed in November 2025.
This was reported by the SBU.
According to the investigation, the man worked for the FSB and passed information to the Russians about the defensive positions of Ukrainian forces along the Dnipro riverbank. In particular, he tracked backup command posts, logistics depots and combat positions of Ukrainian defenders.
To collect intelligence, the agent walked around the community, avoiding checkpoints, and covertly photographed the locations of Ukrainian troops on his phone.
As the investigation established, the man was recruited through a dating website. There he met a woman who introduced herself as a resident of temporarily occupied Kakhovka. After a brief exchange, she put him in contact with a handler in Russia, who organised the recruitment.
In addition to directing shelling, the man was supposed to prepare a terrorist attack in the region. To do this, the Russians planned to deliver him an improvised explosive device using an FPV drone.
SBU officers exposed the agent in advance, documented his crimes and detained him at his place of residence. During searches, they seized a smartphone containing photographs and video recordings of Ukrainian sites, as well as their coordinates on Google Maps.
The court found the man guilty of high treason committed under martial law (Part 2, Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).
The investigation was carried out by SBU officers in Dnipropetrovsk Region under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s office.