Russian agents spied on volunteers in Odesa

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has reported neutralizing an agent network of the federal security service that was collecting information on officials of international organizations and volunteers in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Odesa on behalf of the Russians.

According to the SBU press service, in order to establish the addresses, license plates, and routes of these individuals, the Russian intelligence service remotely recruited a lawyer from Kyiv.

He involved several accomplices from three regions of Ukraine in criminal activities. On the instructions of the occupiers, the defendants covertly monitored the objects, including with the use of optical devices.

For example, the resident (head) of the agent group periodically set up observation posts with binoculars on the roofs of buildings opposite the offices of officials of international organizations and volunteers.

He summarized the information from all members of the enemy cell and sent a single report to his Russian supervisor, an FSB officer. The SBU detained the head of the agent group and his accomplices in Kyiv.

While documenting the criminal activity of the suspects, it was established that they also adjusted missile strikes on defense plants and energy facilities in Ukraine. During the searches, the SBU seized 15 mobile phones used by the detainees for covert communication with the occupiers. Optics and flash drives with evidence of crimes were also seized.

The SBUinvestigators served the detainees a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law by a group of persons by prior conspiracy). The criminals are in custody. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

Кирило Бойко