The Safety Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an teacher at a coaching middle in Lviv Oblast who was planning assassinations of the bottom's commanders, the SBU mentioned on April 14.
The suspect, an teacher on the Yavoriv coaching floor close to the Polish border, is accused of concurrently working for each the Russian Federal Safety Service (FSB) and Russian army intelligence (GRU).
The Yavoriv coaching floor, formally the Worldwide Heart for Peacekeeping and Safety, situated simply 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Ukraine's western border with Poland, has been a key hub for army coaching.
In line with the case file, the agent had been granted "carte blanche" by his Russian handlers to find out how the assaults can be carried out.
The SBU mentioned he explored a number of assassination strategies, together with planting an improvised explosive system (IED) contained in the headquarters or coaching buildings and covertly utilizing a fellow teacher — unknowingly — to ship explosives to Ukrainian commanders.
The suspect additionally reportedly thought of passing goal coordinates to Russia for a precision missile strike on army personnel present process coaching on the facility. Russian forces attacked the Yavoriv base in March 2022, reportedly killing over 60 troopers.
The SBU mentioned it uncovered the plot earlier than any motion was taken. Regulation enforcement brokers documented the suspect's communications and detained him as he was getting ready proposals for the deliberate assaults.
Investigators additionally discovered that the agent had established contact with an FSB handler and picked up detailed details about the composition and operations of Ukrainian items coaching at Yavoriv.
Throughout a search, authorities seized three cellphones with SIM playing cards used to speak with Russian intelligence companies.
The person has been charged with excessive treason below martial legislation. He’s at present in pre-trial detention with no choice for bail and faces a possible life sentence with confiscation of property.
The arrest follows a March 31 announcement by the SBU that one other group suspected of helping Russian missile strikes on Kyiv was additionally apprehended.
The Kyiv IndependentTim Zadorozhnyy