Ukrainian SBU arrested an Air Force officer acting as an FSB mole in Lviv Oblast, who was recruited through his ex-wife who is cooperating with Russian forces in occupied Melitopol.

Ukrainian Air Force officer acting as 'FSB mole' arrested, SBU says

An Air Force major who worked for Russia was detained in Lviv region. The occupiers wanted to get the coordinates of the aviation infrastructure of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Russians recruited him through his ex-military wife, who works for the aggressor in Melitopol.

The mole's subversive activities were coordinated by Alexander Belodedov, a staff member of the FSB's 'Alpha' special operations department.

The agent's main task was to collect information about Ukrainian military aviation. In particular, the enemy was trying to obtain the coordinates of operational airfields, logistics hubs and maintenance centres for Ukrainian combat aircraft.

In case of obtaining the relevant geolocations, the occupiers hoped to launch missile and drone strikes against them.