The Security Service detained an FSB agent near Kyiv who was planning new missile and drone strikes on thermal power plants and spying on Defense Forces bases. He was caught during a reconnaissance mission near a potential target.
This was reported by the SBU.
According to the investigation, the suspect was surveying the perimeters of thermal power plants in the capital and the region to gather information about their technical condition following the shelling. He filmed the energy facilities with his smartphone camera while pretending to be on the phone.
In addition, the agent drove around the area to identify the positions of the Defense Forces, particularly SBU units. For carrying out reconnaissance missions, he received money from a handler in Russia via a crypto wallet.
Communication with the Russian intelligence officer took place via an anonymous messenger chat under the guise of communicating with a “recruiter” who was allegedly looking for staff to work in a retail chain.
The SBU detained him while gathering additional evidence. A smartphone containing evidence of his contacts with the FSB was seized from the man. As the investigation established, the agent turned out to be a drug-addicted resident of the Obukhiv district who had been recruited via a Telegram channel advertising “easy money.”
He was notified of charges under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—treason under martial law. The suspect is being held in custody without the right to bail and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
