SBU detains FSB agent plotting new Russian attack on Lviv Oblast
The Security Service of Ukraine announced the detention of a 57-year-old unemployed man who was recruited by Russia’s FSB via Telegram to coordinate attacks in Lviv Oblast, the SBU press service said on June 11.
The agent’s primary task was to locate military air bases in Ukraine’s western Oblast.
“To find the coordinates of the airfields, the traitor traveled around the area in his car, attempting to identify airstrips that could be used by Russian military aviation,” law enforcement officials said. “During reconnaissance sorties, the agent photographed objects, referencing the terrain and marking the corresponding geolocations on Google Maps.”
Upon returning home, the suspect compiled the collected data and prepared a "report" for his FSB handler, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claims. To communicate with the Russian occupiers, the agent used an anonymous chat in a messaging app and carefully deleted the correspondence after each communication session, according to authorities.
A phone containing evidence of the agent’s work for the FSB was seized during the detention.
The suspect has been informed of the charges under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which pertains to high treason committed during martial law. If convicted, the man faces life imprisonment and the confiscation of his property.
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