Ukraine sentences Russian agent in Zaporizhzhia plot
The Security Service of Ukraine has reported the sentencing of a Russian agent to 15 years in prison for identifying targets for attacks in Zaporizhzhia.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that a Russian military intelligence GRU agent was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The man was tasked with locating weapons factories and air defence facilities in Zaporizhzhia to facilitate attacks in southeastern Ukraine.
Sentence for the agent
The agent was detained in January 2024 while preparing a series of missile and bomb attacks on Zaporizhzhia. Before the full-scale Russian invasion in early 2022, the city had more than 700,000 residents.
"On the orders of a supervisor from the GRU, the agent attempted to locate local factories producing ammunition for the rocket and artillery weapons of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Another task was to locate anti-aircraft missile systems and radar stations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the region. The Russians needed this information to plan the route of their missiles and drones to bypass Ukrainian air defence," announced the SBU.
The Russian agent attempted to identify factories producing ammunition and air defence systems. This information was intended to assist in planning the routes of missiles and drones to evade Ukrainian defence mechanisms.
