The Security Service’s Counterintelligence Department has exposed another enemy agent in Kyiv. He is a resident of the Cherkasy region who had been recruited by the enemy. He tried to direct a russian air attack at Ukrainian Defence Forces units and civilian infrastructure in Kyiv.

The SSU caught the suspect as he photographed the location of one of the Armed Forces’ units and reported this to his handler in russia.

He was then due to provide this photograph, along with coordinates, to the russian intelligence. Investigators are examining the lead that the enemy planned to launch a drone attack on this target.

The collaborator also planned to track and leak the locations of several petrol stations and postal terminals in the Ukrainian capital.

The SSU thwarted the enemy’s plans and apprehended the agent.

The investigation revealed that the aggressor state had recruited the man before the start of the full-scale war, while he was working as a long-distance lorry driver and travelling periodically to russia.

After the recruitment, the asset was put on standby, and a russian intelligence officer recently made contact with him.

To maintain cover during his reconnaissance missions, the man took his partner with him, keeping her in the dark so their outings would look like ordinary walks by a married couple.

SSU investigators notified the detainee of his status as a suspect under Article 111.2 of the CCU (high treason, committed under martial law).

The suspect is in custody without bail and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

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