SBU apprehends suspected Russian FSB agent they say aided capture of Sievierodonetsk
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Officers of Ukraine’s SBU security service have detained a Russian intelligence operative who leaked Ukrainian army units’ locations during the battle for the city of Sievierodonetsk, Luhansk Oblast in 2022, the press service of the SBU said on Telegram on July 12.
The suspect passed information to the Russian forces about the fortifications, firing positions, and checkpoints of the city's defenders.
The intelligence was used by the enemy to carry out accurate strikes on Ukrainian targets, as well as to prepare combat operations to capture Sievierodonetsk.
The detainee was a resident of Luhansk and a former student of one of the higher educational institutions of Ukrainian Interior Ministry.
Before the start of Russia's full-scale invasion, he moved to Sievierodonetsk, where he was remotely recruited by the FSB.
During the fighting for the city, the defendant moved to Dnipro. However, he hoped to later return to Luhansk Oblast as he was promised "employment" in the "Ministry of State Security of the puppet Luhansk People’s Republic.
After unsuccessful attempts to get back in contact with the FSB, the agent left for Zakarpattya Oblast in western Ukraine. There, he hoped to lay low and thus avoid justice for his crimes against Ukraine.
He was unsuccessful. On his arrest, he was charged with treason and faces 12 to 15 years in prison if convicted.
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