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An agent of the FSB was detained in Mykolaiv for adjusting artillery strikes against the city at the end of June.

Mykolaiv, Mykolaiv Oblast
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An FSU agent was detained in Mykolaiv for adjusting strikes against the city.

SSU detained an FSB agent in Mykolaiv who collected intelligence on Ukrainian troop positions and infrastructure to correct missile strikes.

The detained agent's previously provided data was used by Russian Armed Forces for mass rocket attacks on Mykolaiv between June 26 and 30.

The agent was recruited by the FSB since 2014 while in temporarily occupied Donetsk and communicated via an anonymous Telegram channel.

Law enforcement found explosives, firearms, ammunition, Russian symbols, and phones during searches of the agent.

The agent was reported on suspicion under Part 3 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, with potential additional charges under Part 2 of Article 111 (treason).

The identity of a resident of Odesa planned by enemy agents for subversive activities was also identified.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T17:18:06.773Z

Source story: mobilizaciya-v-ordlo-okkupanty-nashli-novyy-istochnik-pushechnogo-myasa-novosti-vtorzheniya-rossii-na-ukrainu-11894472