The security service exposed another Russian agent in a special operation in the Odesa region.
He turned out to be a former law enforcement officer who was recruited by a staff member of the FSB after the start of a full-scale invasion.
At the instruction of the aggressor, his accomplice collected information on the locations of the bases of units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces as well as the State Border Service in the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions.
It is to be noted that the “zone of special attention” of the enemy, there were details about the newly created volunteer battalion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces called “Black Sea Sich”.
To gather details, the Russian agent signed up for an interview with the leadership of Dobrobat, as if to join the ranks of the unit.
“Under the guise” of this legend, he carried out covert photo-fixation of the deployment location of the army formation along with studied the psychotype of the commander to try to recruit him further.
Employees of the Security Service gradually documented the criminal activities of the FSB agent and detained him while he was performing an intelligence task.
According to the investigation, the traitor went to the Russian special service on his own initiative and offered his help in the battle against Ukraine.
For this purpose, the FSB provided a written commitment to tacit cooperation in favor of the aggressor country.
At the same time, he wrote a statement addressed to the Minister of the Interior of the Russian Federation, in which he asks for considering his candidacy for a leadership position in the “Department of Economic Security as well as Anti-Corruption in the Odesa Region”, in the event of the capture of the region.
In addition, it was established that after missile strikes on the regional centre, a Russian agent went to the area to record the consequences and correct repeated air attacks.
During the search, a mobile phone with evidence of communication with the aggressor was found in the suspect’s possession.
So far, SBU investigators have informed him of the suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).
The court chose a preventive measure – detention.
An investigation is underway to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the guilty to justice.
The special operation was carried out by the SBU of the Odesa region under the procedural guidance of the prosecutor’s office.