The security service detained two more agents of the aggressor country, the russian federation, in the Kyiv Region. At the request of the enemy, they were transporting Ukrainian SIM cards for drones to russia, with which they are attacking Ukraine. The presence of these microchips improved the communication and navigation of russian drones. This is stated in the SSU report.
The investigation showed that the tasks of the occupiers were carried out by two residents of the capital region, one of whom turned out to be a former law enforcement officer.
Detention of an FSB agent. Photo: SSU
After being briefed by the russian special service, the attackers first bought Ukrainian "SIM cards", and then, in order to conceal the route of the parcel, sent them to their accomplices in the European Union.
From there, the mobile cards were sent to the russian federation. Namely, to the cities of Naberezhnye Chelny and Yelabuga in Tatarstan, where combat UAV production plants are located.
Another task of the russian agents was to recruit employees of Ukrainian mobile communication companies in order to receive intelligence "from within" domestic operators.
The SSU counterintelligence exposed hostile intelligence activity, documented the agents and detained them.
During the searches, smartphones with evidence of contacts with the FSB curator and foreign accomplices were seized from the attackers. The agents also found mobile cards prepared for "traffic" in the russian federation.
SSU investigators informed the detainees of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
The attackers are in custody. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
Investigative actions are ongoing to bring to justice other members of the russian spy network in the European Union.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the SSU exposed enemy agents who leaked data about the defense system in the Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk Regions.
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