The SBU caught a Russian agent who was mobilizing for the Armed Forces and collecting intelligence on the Defense Forces on the Eastern Front.

The enemy agent was detained while trying to escape to Transnistria.

This was reported by the SBU press service.

The security service prevented the escape from Ukraine of a Russian who was collecting intelligence on Ukrainian defenders on the eastern front.

After completing the enemy mission in Donetsk region, the perpetrator left for Vinnytsia region, and from there tried to "evacuate" to Transnistria.

Law enforcement officers detained the attacker when he was preparing to cross the border river with a wetsuit and flippers.

The detainee is a resident of the Dnipropetrovsk region, who

in the middle of the "zero years" with a law degree.

Even during his studies, the man

.

After graduating from the educational institution and returning to Ukraine, the man did not conduct intelligence on activities in favor of Russia.

However, the situation changed after the start of a full-scale invasion.

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The investigation established that in 2023, the perpetrator

After enlisting in the military unit, the man was later sent to the position of the Ukrainian troops in the Bakhmut area.

Arriving in the front-line territory of Donetsk region, the man

about the locations of bases and the movement of units of the Armed Forces near the front line.

The attacker transmitted intelligence information to an enemy chatbot administered by representatives of the military intelligence of the Russian Federation.

The SBU caught a Russian spy mobilized to the Armed Forces / Photo: SBU

The SBU caught a Russian spy mobilized to the Armed Forces / Photo: SBU

The SBU caught a Russian spy mobilized to the Armed Forces / Photo: SBU

After several sessions of communication with the Russian special service, its agent, .

After that, he took a taxi to the border of Vinnytsia in order to get to Transnistria and hide from justice there.

SBU investigators informed the attacker of suspicion under two criminal articles:

The suspect is currently in custody.

He faces life imprisonment.

By the way, thanks to the evidence base of the Security Service of Ukraine, three traitors who were spying on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the eastern front received actual prison terms.

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