Russian agent in Ukraine sentenced for espionage activities
The Security Service of Ukraine reported the sentencing of a Russian agent to 15 years in prison for pinpointing targets for attacks in Zaporizhzhia.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that a Russian military intelligence GRU agent was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The man was identifying weapons factories and air defence facilities in Zaporizhzhia to facilitate attacks in southeastern Ukraine.
Sentence for the agent
The agent was detained in January 2024, while preparing a series of missile and bomb attacks on Zaporizhzhia. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in early 2022, this city had more than 700,000 residents.
"On the orders of a supervisor from the GRU, the agent tried to locate local factories producing ammunition for the rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another task was to locate anti-aircraft missile systems and radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region. The Russians (editor's note) needed this to plan the route of their missiles and drones to bypass Ukrainian air defence," announced the SBU.
The Russian agent tried to identify factories producing ammunition and air defence systems. This information was to assist in planning the routes of missiles and drones to bypass Ukrainian defence.
