Russia was preparing attacks on Ukrainian energy facilities — SSU detained two GRU agents
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Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:03:00 +0200
SSU detained two GRU agentsAccording to the case materials, the suspects traveled to the area and recorded the geolocations of potential targets.
It was also established that in order to fire on targets bypassing Ukrainian air defense, the agents had to identify and transmit to the occupiers the coordinates of the radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The SBU counterintelligence timely exposed both perpetrators, documented their crimes, and detained them at their residential addresses in Kyiv.The occupiers accomplices turned out to be a 27yearold legal assistant at a local law firm and his acquaintance, a 25yearold unemployed man.In 2024, they were together looking for quick money on Telegram channels, where they were later recruited by the Russian GRU.
To collect intelligence, the suspects toured three regions of Ukraine at once.
If they found necessary locations, the agents photographed them using a special program that marked the coordinates, date, and time of the photo fixation.It has been documented how agents remotely coordinated their actions with several representatives of the Russian special services, and to conceal communication in messengers, they constantly changed SIM cards and phones.During the searches, computer equipment and 8 mobile phones with evidence of cooperation with Russian military intelligence were seized from the detainees.
SBU investigators informed the defendants of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine high treason committed under martial law.
The perpetrators are in custody.
They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
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