Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine has detained another FSB agent in Kyiv. The offender was adjusting Russian missile and drone attacks on the city and spying on the movement of Ukrainian Defense Forces’ trains.
According to the investigation, the tasks were being carried out by a 24-year-old IT specialist at a Kyiv university who had been recruited by the Russian forces. The man came to the attention of the FSB while looking for “easy money” through Telegram channels.
On instructions from the Russian intelligence service, the agent recorded the aftermath of Russian air strikes on Kyiv and monitored the locations of Ukrainian air defense systems.
To do this, he rented apartments in high-rise buildings—addresses provided in advance by his FSB handler—and installed remote-access video cameras in the windows for Russian operatives to observe.
This allowed the Russian forces to spy on potential targets in real time during combined attacks on Kyiv and adjust repeat strikes on the city.
At the same time, the agent used hidden online broadcasts in an attempt to identify the coordinates of Ukrainian air defense positions.
In addition, the agent set up similar "video traps" near Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian Railways) tracks, where the Russian forces believed military trains could be passing through the Kyiv region.
SSU counterintelligence uncovered the suspect in advance, documented his intelligence activities, and detained him “red-handed” in a rented apartment.
At the scene, a video camera was discovered, and a phone with evidence of his communication with the FSB handler was seized.
SSU investigators have officially charged the agent under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law). The suspect is currently in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
