Overview

• SBU counterintelligence detained two FSB agents in Kyiv region accused of shipping Ukrainian SIM cards to Russia for use in strike drones.
• Investigators report the SIM microchips enhanced UAV connectivity and navigation and moved via EU intermediaries to factories in Naberezhnye Chelny and Yelabuga, with efforts to recruit employees inside Ukrainian mobile operators.
• The detainees were notified of suspicion for state treason under Article 111 part 2, remain in custody, and face potential life imprisonment with asset confiscation.
• Ukrainian courts issued new sentences based on SBU materials, including 7.5- and 7-year terms for a Lviv extortion ring that targeted displaced adolescents and a 15-year term for a GRU-recruited spotter in Zaporizhzhia.
• The General Staff reported 179 combat engagements on September 22 with heavy use of drones, air strikes and artillery, and updated cumulative Russian personnel losses to about 1,103,580.