SBU CI prevented a new series of Russian attacks on the border areas of Sumy region.
As a result of the special operation, a married couple of Russian intelligence agents were detained red-handed as they were preparing attacks on the Ukrainian Armed Forces units defending the north-eastern borders of Ukraine.
According to the available data, the occupiers planned to use various types of weapons, including BM-21 Grad multiple rocket launchers.
To adjust the enemy’s attacks, the defendants had to identify the locations of Ukrainian troops and pass their coordinates to the invaders.
The SBU learned about this aggressor’s plan at the initial stage of Russian agents’ intelligence activity.
This allowed us to take timely comprehensive measures to secure the positions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and detain both offenders while they were conducting reconnaissance near a potential target.
According to the investigation, the couple of unemployed locals worked remotely for the Russian special service through an anonymous chat in a messenger.
To fulfill the enemy’s task, the traitors drove around the border in their own car, where they monitored the positions of the Defense Forces.
During the search, the detainees’ cell phones were seized, which they used to mark the geolocations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Google maps.
The SBU investigators have served both suspicion notices under Part 2 Art. 28, Part 2 Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law by a group of persons by prior conspiracy).
The offenders are in custody. They face life imprisonment.