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The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) discovered a network of female agents operating in the Donetsk region who were working for Russia's FSB and Wagner group. The agents collected intelligence on Ukrainian military equipment movements, including flight paths of attack helicopters near Avdiivka and routes for transporting heavy armored vehicles.

Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast
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Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has discovered a network of female agents operating within the Donetsk region, acting on behalf of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) and mercenaries from the Wagner group.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The operatives were tasked with collecting intelligence on the numbers and movements of Ukrainian Defense Forces' military equipment within the Donetsk region's territory. Their primary focus encompassed identifying and relaying the flight paths of Ukrainian combat aircraft, including attack helicopters near Avdiivka.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

The agents sought information on the routes used for transporting heavy armored vehicles from frontline territories to active combat zones.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

In the Kramatorsk district, a military officer from Donetsk Oblast established a mechanism for issuing fictitious documents for crossing the state border.

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Extracted: 2026-03-09T10:43:07.095Z

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