SBU detained a “mole” among the paratroopers: he was preparing to kill a brigade commander

In Mykolaiv, the SBU detained a serviceman who worked for the Russian FSB and was preparing an assassination attempt on the commander of one of the brigades of the airborne assault forces. The man was supposed to give the Russians the coordinates of the headquarters so that they could launch a missile strike and kill the brigade commander.

This was reported by the press center of the SBU.

According to the investigation, the Russians recruited the mobilized man through Telegram dating channels, where he was looking for a relationship. After that, the man began communicating with an FSB officer through an anonymous chat and carrying out his tasks.

The soldier served as a driver, so he was able to collect information about the location of the brigade command. He passed this information on to the Russian curator.

In particular, the agent was supposed to find out the exact location of the brigade commander and transmit the coordinates to the headquarters in real time so that the Russians could hit him with a missile.

However, the SBU, together with the GUR and with the assistance of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, thwarted this plan. Ukrainian special services took care of the safety of the paratroopers in advance and detained the man on the territory of the military unit.

At that moment, he was preparing to send the Russians the coordinates of the facility where the commander was supposed to be. Law enforcement officers found correspondence with an FSB representative and reports about the preparation of the assassination attempt on the detainee’s phone.

In addition, according to the SBU, the man was passing on to the enemy data about the storage and launch locations of Ukrainian strike drones.

Investigators have charged the soldier with treason. He is currently being held without bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.