The Security Service has established the identities of two more Russian officials who are involved in intelligence-subversive activities against Ukraine.
One of them is an employee of the Main Department of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel Dmytro Gulii.
Another Russian spy turned out to be the deputy director of the legal department of the Ministry of Economic Development of the aggressor country, Vitaly Tekhelev.
It was established that at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, they remotely recruited a resident of Kyiv. The man received a task from them – to get job with one of the defense organizations in the capital area. The ultimate goal of this agent is to collect and transmit intelligence to the Russian Federation.
In this way, Russian officials tried to obtain secret information about the available Ukrainian weapons, which are delivered to the Defense Forces at the front.
Additionally, they were interested in information on the consequences of Russian missile strikes on the critical infrastructure of Kyiv.
In February 2023, the Security Service detained an enemy agent and informed him of suspicion of treason.
During the investigation, the employees of the Ukrainian special service “split” the detainee – he provided the personal data of his “curators” from the Russian Federation.
According to the investigation, the traitor maintained contact with Russian officials through a messenger.
In the event of the capture of Kyiv, they promised their agent loyal treatment on the part of the occupiers.
Based on the collected proof, the investigators of the Security Service had notified both Russians of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 28 and Part 1 of Art. 114 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (espionage committed by a group of persons following a prior conspiracy).
An investigation is underway to establish all the circumstances of the crime and bring the perpetrators to justice.
Complex measures were carried out by SBU employees in Vinnytsia region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor’s office.