Ukraine’s SBU security service has arrested a resident of the city of Dnipro who is alleged to have coordinated Russian attacks on fuel depots and facilities for the maintenance and repair of military equipment. The news agency Ukrinform reports this, citing the SBU.
According to the investigators, the woman allegedly directed drones at fuel depots and at facilities for the maintenance and repair of military equipment on the instructions of Russian authorities. According to Ukrinform, the SBU documented how the accused drove through the regional capital and surrounding districts in her car to identify and pass on the coordinates of fuel and lubricant depots. She also allegedly photographed technical rooms on her smartphone near which vehicles of Ukrainian soldiers were standing, and later bought an IP camera that she intended to install in her car.
The SBU allegedly identified the woman early and arrested her at her place of residence. During searches, a “video trap”, a tablet and four smartphones were found, which, according to the investigation’s version, she used for video recordings and contact with the Russian domestic intelligence service FSB. She is said to have come to its attention through her mother, who lives in a temporarily occupied area of the Donetsk region. After being recruited, she allegedly maintained a closed channel to an FSB handler via an anonymous chat in a messenger.
On the basis of the evidence gathered, the SBU notified the arrested woman of the suspicion under Article 111, paragraph 2 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code – treason under martial law. According to Ukrinform, the suspect is in custody; she faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
