Woman coordinating Russian strikes on Defense Forces detained in Khmelnytskyi
The counterintelligence department of the Security Service of Ukraine foiled a woman who, at the request of the Russians, made video traps for strikes on the Khmelnytskyi region.
According to Ukrinform, the SSU reported this.
According to the case file, the suspect was tasked with installing hidden video cameras opposite buildings where Ukrainian Defense Forces soldiers could be located.
After activating the devices, she was to grant them remote access to the devices for Russian special services. With the help of video traps, the Russians hoped to track and adjust air strikes on Ukrainian defenders online.
SSU officers acted preemptively and detained the agent in Khmelnytskyi on her first attempt to install spy equipment near a military facility.
According to the investigation, the order was carried out by a 60-year-old resident who caught the invaders' attention after visiting Russia before the start of the full-scale war.
It has been established that at the beginning of this year, an FSB officer contacted the woman on Telegram and offered her cooperation in exchange for assistance in leaving for Russia.
It has been documented that after being recruited, the agent purchased a video camera online and rented a top-floor office in an office center, ostensibly to provide cosmetic services.
The suspect then installed a video device with remote access for the FSB on the windowsill.
During searches, spy equipment and a smartphone were seized from the detainee, which she used to coordinate her actions with her handler.
SSU investigators informed the agent that she was suspected of violating Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
The perpetrator is in custody. She faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a 40-year-old employee of the information security department of a commercial bank in Kyiv, who passed on personal data of Defense Forces soldiers and volunteers to the Russians.
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