Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed a hostile corrections officer in the Dnipro River who used hidden IP cameras and a smartphone to guide Russian drones to fuel depots and logistics facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine exposed a hostile corrections officer in the Dnipro River who used hidden IP cameras and a smartphone to guide Russian drones to fuel depots and logistics facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The attacker, on behalf of the Russian special services, traveled around the regional center and surrounding areas in her own car, recording the coordinates of fuel and lubricant storage facilities and technical support facilities for the Ukrainian military, the SBU reports .
To make the espionage process continuous and convenient, the corrections officer purchased a special IP camera. She planned to install this “video trap” in her car to broadcast and transmit a real-time video stream to the enemy while driving around the city.
In addition, during reconnaissance sorties, she filmed technological facilities and military equipment parked nearby on her smartphone.
SBU officers uncovered the criminal plot in advance and detained the agent at her place of residence before she had time to fully implement the video surveillance scheme.
During searches of the suspect's apartment, a networked IP camera, a tablet, and 4 smartphones used for video recording and undercover communication were seized.
As investigators found out, the local resident came to the attention of the FSB through her mother, who lives in the temporarily occupied part of the Donetsk region. She maintained contact with the curator through an anonymous chat in the messenger.
The perpetrators reported suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). She is currently in custody. The traitor faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
