The Security Service of Ukraine detained an FSB informant in Donetsk Oblast who was collecting intelligence on Ukrainian defenders and reporting to Russia about the consequences of a Russian missile strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk on June 27, 2023.
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The Security Service of Ukraine has detained an informant who reported to the FSB on the consequences of a Russian strike on a cafe in Kramatorsk
He received this task immediately after the air attack on the city. Most of all, the FSB was interested in information about the number of people killed and injured in the attack.
The FSB informant also tracked the locations and movements of Ukrainian defenders in Kramatorsk.
The occupiers needed intelligence data to prepare new air strikes on the region.
The informant was a local resident who was recruited by the Russian secret service in the spring of 2023.
He came to the attention of the Russians because of anti-Ukrainian comments in various Telegram channels.
The Security Service of Ukraine investigators have served the detainee with a notice of suspicion.
Jake Sullivan stated that Ukraine is advancing bravely against the Russian army in the south and east and causing enormous damage to Russian troops.
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