The SBU has detained a security guard at a Kyiv university who is suspected of working for Russia's GRU
The SBU’s Counterintelligence Directorate has detained a man who, according to the investigation, worked for Russian military intelligence and directed airstrikes on Kyiv and the Donetsk region. As reported by the security service on May 19, the suspect worked as a security guard at one of the capital’s universities and passed information to the Russian side about potential targets for attacks.
According to the case file, the enemy agent turned out to be a security guard at one of the capital’s universities. The suspect was recruited through his sister, who lives in Russia.
Subsequently, the agent’s relative served as a “liaison.” In particular, it was through her that the agent transmitted coordinates for the attacks.
It was established that in Kyiv, the perpetrator monitored the effects of Russian attacks to adjust subsequent shelling of the city. Among his priority “targets” was conducting reconnaissance near thermal power plants and other energy infrastructure facilities in Kyiv. It was documented how the agent drove around the city, tracked enemy “strikes,” marked their geolocation on Google Maps, and photographed damaged structures.
He also collected data on the deployment of reserve command posts and combat positions of the Defense Forces in the Donetsk region. To this end, the suspect covertly elicited information from acquaintances about Ukrainian defenders in various sectors of the eastern front.
SBU officers detained the suspect at his residence in the Kyiv region. During a search, a smartphone containing evidence of his work for the enemy was seized. Security Service investigators notified the suspect of his status as a suspect under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
The suspect is being held in custody without the right to bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property. Comprehensive measures were carried out by SBU officers in the Cherkasy region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor’s office.
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