SBU announces arrests in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast for FSB drone factory intel
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The SBU in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast has arrested six individuals accused of providing drone manufacturing site information to the Russian FSB, according to an Aug. 21 report by the Ukrainian Security Service.
The suspects were also allegedly providing information on
the locations of Ukrainian Defense Forces military sites, air defense systems,
military equipment repair bases, and key roads used for transporting Ukrainian
weapons and ammunition to the front.
The investigation suggests that, for secrecy, the suspects
operated separately in different locations within Dnipropetrovsk, but reported
to a single FSB curator. The suspects are said to have tracked the movements of
Ukrainian military convoys and trains, as well as monitored military equipment
arriving from the front for maintenance.
To identify drone production sites, the agents reportedly
used personal connections among local residents to gather the required
information for the FSB.
Ukrainian counterintelligence documented and arrested all
the suspects. During searches of their homes, authorities found 16 mobile
phones, laptops, and tablets with evidence of communication with the FSB.
The suspects have been charged under Part 2 of Article 111
of the Ukrainian Criminal Code (treason committed under martial law), which
carries a penalty of life imprisonment with property confiscation. The court
has ordered that the suspects be held in custody without the possibility of
bail.
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