The Security Service of Ukraine has detained a serviceman in Mykolaiv suspected of high treason and preparing an attempt on the commander of one of the Air Assault Forces brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
On instructions from the FSB, the man was to pass on the headquarters’ coordinates so that Russian forces could carry out a missile strike on it.
According to the investigation, the mobilised serviceman worked as a driver and used his position to collect information about where the brigade’s command was located. In addition, he passed to the Russian special service data on storage and launch points for Ukrainian strike drones that attack Russian groupings in the rear.
The agent was detained on the territory of the military unit as he was preparing to send his handler the coordinates of a site where the brigade commander was expected to be. Before that, the SBU had managed to secure the locations of the Ukrainian paratroopers, so the Russians did not receive the data needed for the strike.
The agent reported to his handlers on preparations to eliminate the commander
During the detention, the serviceman’s smartphone was seized, containing messages to a Russian handler. In them, he reported on preparations to eliminate the commander.
As the investigation established, the man made contact with the FSB via Telegram dating channels, where he was looking for a close relationship. After being recruited, he communicated with a Russian intelligence officer via an anonymous chat in the messenger.
Investigators have served the detainee with a notice of suspicion for high treason under martial law. He is being held in custody without the right to post bail. Under this article, he faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
