He directed drones to cut power in Kyiv: SSU foils Russian “mole” in Ukrenergo

Ukrinform reports this, citing the SSU.

According to the investigation, the agent was tasked with providing the occupiers with the coordinates of underground backup centers storing his company’s information databases.

These are technological data vaults that ensure the uninterrupted operation of Ukraine’s energy system.

The Russians also expected the “mole” to share the geolocations of gas turbine generators installed to provide Kyiv residents with alternative energy supplies in case the city’s electrical substations were damaged.

SSU operatives preemptively foiled the Russian agent, documented his crimes, and detained him.

During searches, the suspect’s smartphone was seized, containing evidence of collaboration with the enemy.

Case materials indicate that the agent received assignments from the FSB through a relative who had previously led one of the Kremlin-linked political parties banned in Ukraine and is now cooperating with the Russian security service in the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region. In September 2022, the SSU indicted this relative in absentia for high treason.

Based on the collected evidence, the SSU notified the suspect of charges under Part 2 of Article 111 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code (high treason committed under martial law). He is currently in custody.

If convicted, the suspect faces life imprisonment with property confiscation.

The Office of the Prosecutor General clarified that the individual worked for the National Power Company Ukrenergo.

As reported by Ukrinform, the SSU previously detained an associate professor at an Odesa university who, on instructions from Russian intelligence services, helped target strikes on Odesa and recruited Defense Forces personnel into a spy network.

Photo: SSU