SBU exposes Russian spy attempting to access Ukrainian military secrets
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Ukraine’s SBU Security Service has exposed and arrested a 47-year-old local engineer in Odesa Oblast who was spying for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), SBU’s counterintelligence reported on May 21.
The engineer was tasked with obtaining secret documentation related to the production of components for advanced Ukrainian military vehicles.
"On behalf of the occupiers, the agent was to obtain secret documentation on the manufacture of components for the latest vehicles of the Armed Forces of Ukraine," the statement reads. “To do this, he got a job at a local plant that fulfills defense orders.”
The SBU exposed the suspect at the stage of recruitment by the Russian special service. He attempted to gain access to drawings and technological diagrams for the production of spare parts for wheeled vehicles from his first days in office.
He used his professional duties as an engineer to gain the trust of colleagues involved in the production process and also acted as a spotter for Russian forces.
"The agent traveled around the region to identify air defense combat positions and radar stations to help Russian forces bypass the air defense system in Odesa Oblast," the SBU added.
During searches of the detained individual, authorities seized photographs of technical documentation that he planned to transfer to the aggressor, along with other evidence of his work for the enemy special service.
The SBU has charged the man with treason under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which carries a penalty of life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
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