Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent in Vinnytsia Oblast who had joined the Ukrainian Armed Forces to gather intelligence about Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut and transmit it to Russian intelligence via a chatbot.
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The man joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine to gather and relay intelligence about the Defence Forces near Bakhmut to the Russians
He was mobilized into one of the brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in 2023
He was deployed to Ukrainian positions near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast
He leaked information about locations and movements of Ukrainian military units near the front line to occupiers
He transmitted intelligence information to a chatbot operated by Russian intelligence
After several leaks, he escaped from his unit's area and took a taxi to the Vinnytsia border
He intended to reach Transnistria from the Vinnytsia border
He was detained as he prepared to cross the border river using a wetsuit and flippers
He was served with a notice of suspicion of state treason and desertion
He is currently in custody facing possibility of life sentence
SSU detained a Russian spy mobilized into Ukrainian forces who leaked Bakhmut positions and attempted to flee via Vinnytsia region.
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