Russian spy ring neutralized by SBU, journalist Dmytro Gordon targeted
Ukraine’s SBU Security Service announced the neutralization of a Russian FSB elite unit's spy network that was planning the contract killing of prominent Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon, the SBU's Telegram channel reported on Sept. 3.
According to the investigation, the group of four individuals — consisting of a coordinator, a sabotage operative, a supplier of explosive devices, and an agent specializing in external surveillance — was directed by a former member of the now-banned Party of Regions.
The SBU reported that the agents planned to disrupt the logistics of Ukraine's Defense Forces by blowing up railway tracks managed by Ukrainian Railways. Additionally, they gathered information on Ukrainian figures of interest to the FSB "for the purpose of further physical liquidation." Among these figures was famous Ukrainian journalist Dmytro Gordon.
SBU operatives detained all four suspects, including the former parliamentarian.
During searches of the detainees, communication devices and electronic equipment containing evidence of espionage and sabotage activities on behalf of Russia were seized, the SBU stated.
The detainees were charged under various articles of the Criminal Code, including Article 111 (treason), Article 113 (sabotage), and Article 258 (terrorist act). All four were remanded in custody by the court.
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