The SBU detained an FSB agent in Odesa who was spying on air defense positions near the Black Sea

The Security Service thwarted a new attempt by the FSB to obtain actual information about Ukrainian military units in Odesa.

The enemy was most interested in the geolocations of air defense anti-aircraft missile systems and radar stations that defend the sea area and the coast of the southern region.

Telecommunication facilities in Odesa were also in the area of ​​special attention.

In order to reveal the coordinates of the combat positions of the Defense Forces and strategic infrastructure objects, the Russian special service used its agent from the regional center.

The perpetrator acted under the guise of the head of a local company that employs sailors on fishing and commercial vessels.

On the instructions of the aggressor, the agent purposefully traveled around the territory of the region and covertly recorded the places of possible deployment of the Defense Forces.

He immediately "reported" the received information to the FSB in the form of text messages and marks on Google maps.

In the case of receiving confirmed coordinates of the units of the Armed Forces, the occupiers planned to carry out targeted missile and drone strikes on them.

Such plans of the aggressor became known to SBU employees, who promptly exposed the Russian agent and documented every step of his intelligence activity.

Thanks to the prompt response of the Security Service, the suspect was caught red-handed while conducting reconnaissance near a potential target.

The SBU also took comprehensive measures to secure Ukrainian troops.

During the search, the person involved was found to have fake credentials of a representative of the "newspaper editorial office" and the local "water supply company". It was also established that the agent regularly changed gadgets and SIM cards for the conspiracy of criminal activity.

The perpetrator is in custody. He faces life imprisonment.