River port official in Odesa Oblast exposed by State Security Service for aiding Russia to launch missile strikes

An official of one of the enterprises of the Izmail river port was exposed for treason; he helped the occupiers prepare missile strikes on energy facilities in the district.

Source: Odesa Regional Prosecutor's Office; State Security Service of Ukraine

Quote: "Counterintelligence of the Security Service exposed another traitor as a result of a special operation in the Odesa Oblast.

The accomplice of the aggressor [state] turned out to be an official of one of the enterprises of the Izmail River Port, who was recruited by a representative of the Russian special services after the beginning of the full-scale invasion."

Details: It is reported that the traitor collected information on the deployment of units of the Defense Forces and critical infrastructure facilities on the territory of the city at the behest of the invaders.

In particular, he was interested in power substations and other urban energy facilities.

The attacker scouted the locations of Ukrainian checkpoints and fed Russians with the information about fortification equipment, existing weapons and the number of personnel involved.

He also personally observed the dynamics of the ships' calls to the local port and contents of the cargo they transported. 

During the search, a mobile phone with evidence of conspiratorial correspondence with the Russian secret services was found in the detainee's possession.

The perpetrator was charged with treason committed under martial law. The court chose  detention as a preventive measure.

Background: 

• Seven traitors were detained in Dnipro; they were adjusting missile strikes on the city and passing on intelligence to the General Headquarters of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

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