The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an agent of the Russian FSB in Slavuta (Khmelnytskyi region) when he was installing a GPS beacon to guide Russian missiles to a railway bridge.
This was reported by SBU and the Prosecutor Generalʼs Office.
The agent placed the GPS-tracker on the abutment of the bridge under the railway track. Following the signals from the beacon, the Russians planned to adjust their missiles and aim at the bridge. For a successful "job", the agent had to receive money on a bank card.
SBU officers searched the detaineeʼs apartment, where they seized a laptop, bank cards, mobile phones and SIM cards with evidence. The agent was informed of suspicion of treason (Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code), which is punishable by life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
- On August 30, in Odesa, SBU detained a Russian spy who was fighting against Ukrainian troops in the east of Ukraine, in particular near Bakhmut.
- Before that, on August 16, SBU detained a collaborator who wanted to become a paratrooper and transfer the positions of the Armed Forces to the Russians.