SBU detains Russian agent in Odesa who was collecting data on military facilities
The SBU detained a citizen in Odesa who was collecting information for Russian special services about the location of National Guard facilities, oil refining enterprises, and port infrastructure. The woman was recruited through Telegram, where she was looking for a side job. She faces life imprisonment.
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a citizen in Odesa who is suspected of cooperating with Russian special services. According to the SBU, the woman was collecting information about the location of National Guard facilities, oil refining enterprises, and port infrastructure in the city.
The investigation established that the perpetrator was looking for a side job on Telegram, where she was recruited by representatives of the FSB. At the instruction of Russian handlers, she moved around the city on different routes, photographed Ukrainian facilities from the windows of public transport, and marked them on Google maps.
The SBU detained an agent during a routine surveillance operation near one of the potential targets. During the search, her mobile phone, which contained evidence of her collaboration with the FSB, was seized. The detained individual has been informed of the suspicion and a pre-trial detention order has been issued.