SBU arrests two men planning Russian air strike on civilian and military facilities in five Ukrainian oblasts
Two unemployed 28-year-old residents of Uman and Lubny were detained near Kyiv for assisting Russia in preparing a massive air strike on Kyiv, Cherkasy, Poltava, Vinnytsia, and Kirovohrad oblasts on the eve of Easter, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) reported on Telegram on May 6.
The traitors, remotely recruited by an FSB officer from occupied Crimea in March, were collecting coordinates of Ukrainian energy facilities, fuel depots, and also intended to provide Russia with the geolocations of military airbases and special units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
The men acted separately but "reported" to the same FSB curator. They were apprehended "red-handed" while conducting reconnaissance near potential targets, which allowed to prevent Russia's air strikes preparations.
According to the Prosecutor General's Office both men were financially rewarded for each completed task. The amount depended on the urgency and quality of the performed "work".
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The detainees now face life imprisonment under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (state treason committed in conditions of martial law).
Earlier, on April 2, SBU arrested a group of Russian informants in Kherson who were aiding in the preparation of a series of aerial attacks on the city.
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