FSB agent detained in Khmelnytskyi region for preparing strike coordinates

Detention of enemy strike spotter

Counterintelligence officers of the Security Service of Ukraine identified and detained an agent of the Russian FSB in the Khmelnytskyi region. The offender was preparing coordinates for a new series of missile and drone attacks by the aggressor on the western region of the state.

According to the investigation, the suspect took direct part in guiding combined enemy strikes. His targets included military units, defence plants, as well as postal terminals.

Methodology of intelligence gathering

To prepare the shelling, the agent conducted thorough reconnaissance. He walked around the regional centre and adjacent areas, where, under the guise of ordinary phone conversations, he recorded the precise location of potential targets on his smartphone camera.

SBU officers detained the offender "red-handed" while he was conducting pre-strike reconnaissance near one of the strategically important facilities.

Circumstances of recruitment and criminal liability

It was established that the intelligence tasks were carried out by a local unemployed man who had previously been convicted for possession of narcotic substances. He came to the attention of the Russian intelligence service while searching for "easy" ways to earn money in Telegram channels.

After recruitment, the agent initially tracked the geolocations of defence industry enterprises and the permanent bases of Ukrainian troops. Later, his focus shifted to establishing the coordinates of logistics hubs and sorting terminals of postal operators.

The offender accumulated all the gathered information on a mobile device in the form of markers on electronic maps. During searches, investigators found a smartphone on the detainee containing direct evidence of his cooperation with the enemy.

Investigators of the Security Service informed the suspect of the charge under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for liability for high treason committed under martial law conditions. The court chose a preventive measure in the form of detention. The offender faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.