In Dnipro, the Security Service of Ukraine’s Counterintelligence Department has exposed another spotter. The perpetrator carried out tasks of russia’s federal security service to facilitate strikes on fuel and energy infrastructure sites and logistics centres using IP cameras and visual surveillance.

Acting on russia’s instructions, the asset was guiding enemy jet-powered drones towards fuel depots and facilities used for maintenance and repair of military equipment.

The SSU documented how the suspect drove around the city and its surrounding areas in her car to identify fuel and lubricant storage facilities and transmit their coordinates to the enemy.

During these reconnaissance trips, she also hoped to identify locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s technical support facilities. To this end, she used her phone to film the technical premises, near which vehicles belonging to Ukrainian service members were parked.

The spotter also purchased an IP camera, which she intended to install in her car to facilitate video recording and the transmission of the collected data to the enemy.

The SSU exposed the agent at the early stage and detained her at her home. During the searches, the investigators seized a video surveillance device, a tablet and four smartphones, which she had used for video recording and communicating with the FSB.

The investigation established that the traitor was a local resident who had come to the enemy’s attention through her mother, who lives in the temporarily occupied part of Donetsk region.

After the recruitment, the asset arranged a secure communication channel with her FSB handler via an anonymous chat in a messaging app.

Based on the evidence collected, SSU investigators notified the detainee that she was suspected of high treason committed under martial law, under Article 111.2 of the CCU.

The suspect is in custody and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The operation was carried out by the SSU Office in Dnipropetrovsk region under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor’s Office.