Security Service of Ukraine detained a Ukrainian Railways employee in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, who was recruited by Russian military intelligence to gather information about railway transportation routes and coordinates of infrastructure used for moving foreign military equipment during Ukraine's counteroffensive.
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The employee was recruited by Russian military intelligence to collect information about railway transportation routes and locations of foreign military equipment unloading points
The individual recorded coordinates of railway stations and bridges used for relocating heavy weapons and ammunition
Russia considered sabotage at Ukrainian Railways facilities with the recruited agent's participation
The Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Governor reported that four Russian drones were downed over the oblast.
An agent of the Russian Main Directorate of the General Staff, employed by Ukrzaliznytsia in the Dnipropetrovsk region, was detained for collecting intelligence on railway routes and planning sabotage to disrupt Ukrainian counter-offensive supplies.
The detainee faces charges of high treason (Art. 111(2)) and illegal handling of weapons (Art. 263 Part 1) and is in custody.
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