The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation detained a Ukrainian citizen for espionage, who collected information about Russian military personnel. This was reported by TASS, referring to the statement of the Center for Public Relations (CSP) of the FSB of Russia.
The Russian FSB says it has detained a Ukrainian citizen who is accused of espionage. The woman collected information about the Russian armed forces.
“In the course of the operational-search activities, the espionage activities of a 25-year-old citizen of Ukraine were revealed and stopped. On the instructions of foreign special services, the suspect passed on information regarding objects, military equipment, fortifications and combat positions of the RF Armed Forces”, the newspaper notes.
The department claims that “technical equipment was seized from the detainee, in which geospatial information was found revealing the deployment and activities of the Vostok group of troops of the Russian Armed Forces, which took part in a special military operation on the territory of the Kiev region of Ukraine.” The woman passed on this information to representatives of a foreign state, which is the use of information against the security of Russia.
The FSB opened a criminal case under Article 276 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Espionage”), which provides for a prison sentence of 10 to 20 years. The suspect in this case has been taken into custody.
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