In Kropyvnytskyi, a Russian agent was planning attacks on energy facilities
The Security Service of Ukraine detained a local resident in Kropyvnytskyi who is suspected of working for Russian intelligence agencies. According to the investigation, the man was gathering information to prepare new missile and drone strikes against targets in Ukraine’s fuel and energy sector.
According to the case file, a Russian handler identified local oil depots, fuel and lubricant warehouses, and key power plants as priority targets for the agent.
The man’s task was to identify the necessary facilities, photograph them, and transmit the corresponding coordinates to the Russian side.
To gather information, the suspect drove around Kropyvnytskyi and the surrounding areas of the region in his own car.
“The suspect also tracked the combat positions of Ukrainian air defense forces and the aftermath of previous shelling,” the SBU noted.
According to the investigation, the suspect turned out to be a local draft dodger with pro-Kremlin views who, according to law enforcement, was recruited by Russian intelligence services.
The SBU reported that the man received agent training from a Russian handler.
In addition, he independently studied methods of conducting intelligence activities using materials from Russian military training institutions found on the internet.
Cybersecurity experts and SBU investigators documented the man’s illegal activities and detained him at his residence.
During a search, law enforcement officers seized a smartphone containing evidence of his activities on behalf of the Russian Federation.
SBU investigators informed the detainee that he is suspected of violating Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine—treason committed under martial law.
The suspect is currently in custody.
If found guilty, he faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
This was reported by the SBU press center.
As a reminder, on August 7, SBU counterintelligence and cyber experts detained two agents of Russian special services in the Mykolaiv region. According to the investigation, they were separately gathering intelligence to direct missile and drone strikes against Mykolaiv.
In Kyiv, law enforcement officers detained an 18-year-old resident of the Kyiv region suspected of treason. According to the investigation, he passed information to the Russian side—in exchange for monetary compensation—about military facilities and a company where drones were stored.
In Khmelnytskyi, Prokopenko, the head of the regional SBU office, was detained.
As a reminder, a man was detained in Odesa after firing shots at employees of the Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support.
Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Karchuk was detained at the border in Poland.
A veteran of the Kraken special forces unit was detained in Kyiv.
