Russian spy in SBU headquarters: High-ranking mole exposed
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained a Russian spy who was operating within its headquarters in Kyiv, passing classified information to the Federal Security Service in Moscow. The arrest occurred on Wednesday morning, according to the SBU.
"The SBU has uncovered a high-ranking 'mole' of the Federal Security Service within its ranks! The head of the SBU, Vasyl Maliuk, personally arrested the traitor this morning," the statement reads.
"We lived with him, conducting full audio and video surveillance"
The detainee was revealed to be the chief of staff of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Centre. The operation was personally overseen by the head of the service, General Vasyl Maliuk, who stated that investigators documented 14 instances of the detainee’s espionage activities.
Vasyl Maliuk directly informed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, about all stages of the special operation.
"It was an exceptionally complex undertaking, requiring a multi-stage execution, during which we employed both overt and covert methods, as well as a full range of operational and technical means. Through encrypted infiltration programmes, we accessed the traitor’s devices – his phones and computers," revealed the SBU head.
"Mole" in the SBU detained
"We practically lived with him, conducting full audio and video surveillance. As a result, we were able to precisely document the process of gathering and passing information to the enemy," added Maliuk.
Additionally, through the traitor, the SBU managed to pass false information to the Russians over a long period.
"The process of cleansing the SBU continues. The enemy, no matter how hard they try, cannot successfully infiltrate our ranks. They think they know all possible methods of conspiracy, but we always detect, document, and apprehend them in time," emphasised Maliuk.
