An FSB mole was detained in Kharkiv. What is known?
14 April 2025 14:55
The Security Service of Ukraine detained an employee of one of the largest thermal power plants in Ukraine who was preparing Russian drone strikes on the power plant in Kharkiv.
This was reported by the SBU, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports.
The man was trying to identify gaps in the air defense system.
What were the Russians interested in?
Most of all, the enemy was interested in the locations of the base and routes of movement of mobile fire groups that protect the airspace in the area of the thermal power plant.
To obtain the coordinates, the man walked around the area near the power plant and recorded the locations of the Ukrainian defenders’ likely presence on his phone camera.
At the same time, he was collecting information for the Russian FSB about the consequences of previous attacks on the CHP and the results of restoration work.
The SBU officers exposed the Russian agent in advance, documented his crimes and detained him while he was spying in the technological premises of the CHP.
The man came to the attention of the Russian secret service while publishing anti-Ukrainian comments in Telegram channels.
During the searches, his cell phone with evidence of his work for the Russians was seized.
What is the threat to the FSB mole?
Based on the evidence collected, SBU investigators served the man a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (high treason committed under martial law).
The offender is in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
