In Odesa, the SBU detained a suspect allegedly involved in installing GPS trackers on fuel depots.
According to the SBU, Russian special services aimed to determine the coordinates of oil storage facilities in Odesa region for potential strikes. At least two trackers were installed on a military fuel depot and a civilian fuel truck.
The Security Service of Ukraine reported the arrest of a man in Odesa, who is suspected of working for Russian special services. According to the agency, he was attaching GPS trackers to fuel trucks.
The SBU explained that the Russian side planned to monitor transportation, identify locations for refueling equipment, and obtain precise coordinates of oil storage facilities in the Odesa region for further attacks.
According to the agency, the suspect managed to install at least two trackers: one on a military fuel depot, and another on a civilian fuel truck. The individuals from Russia had remote access to the devices.
The detainee is 20 years old. He previously studied at one of the universities in Odesa, from which he was expelled for poor academic performance, and worked as a loader at a postal office. According to the SBU, he came under the radar of Russian special services when he was looking for an easy way to earn money on Telegram.
Initially, the man documented the damage caused by the attacks on Odesa, and later received the task of locating oil storage facilities. According to the agency, at the behest of his supervisor, he purchased trackers, set them up, and attached them to the tankers, using his own funds.
During the search, his mobile phone, along with evidence of collaboration with the enemy, was seized, according to the SBU.
The investigation services have informed the man about suspicion under part 2 of article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – for treason during martial law. He is being held in custody without the possibility of posting bail. The penalty includes life imprisonment with confiscation of property.