Was in the status of a "sleeping agent": the SBU detained a Russian who hunted on air defense systems

According to the investigation, the person involved in the case moved to Ukraine shortly before the full -scale invasion and began to build his business. By the fall of 2023, he did not help the enemy, after which he began to receive the task. In Ukraine, a citizen of Russia was detained, who was an agent of a hostile Main Intelligence Administration (GRU). He had to hunt air defense systems. This was reported in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU).

According to the investigation, the enemy was extremely interested in radar stations, as well as anti-aircraft missile air defense complexes that protect Kiev from attacks. The person involved in the case was not only to find this weapon, but also to adjust the fire on it. "He received this task from Russian military intelligence, which he started working in Murmansk to full-scale aggression.

To fulfill a hostile instruction, he arrived in Ukraine on the eve of February 24, 2022 under the" legend " - The message says. The SBU stated that for a long time the man was in the status of a "sleeping agent". He was given time to settled in a new place, as well as to "promote" his own business. Last autumn, as it was possible to find out the military counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine, the Russian intelligence "united" its agent and it began to act.

Under the guise of commercial trips, he "operated" the territory of Kyiv and Cherkasy regions. In this way, he wanted to find the places where the batteries and radar stations are located. He was especially interested in Nasams and Patriot anti-aircraft missile complexes. "To track the possible positions of Ukrainian troops, the Russian used sea binoculars and high -resolution monocles. He also installed a hidden camcorder in his own car.

Invincible in the form of media fighters and geolocations , - the representatives of the Ukrainian special service continued. The SBU also stated that the hostile plans had failed and exposed the agent in a timely manner. He was detained on an apartment in Kiev and seized the optics he used for illegal purposes during the search. It also managed to identify the person of his "curator".

He was the staffing officer of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Currently, the SBU investigators have reported the detainee of the suspicion under Part 3 of Art. 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. He faces up to 12 years in prison. We will remind, on April 19 it was reported that the SBU detained engineers who wanted to sell the latest technological developments of Ukraine.