Overview

• The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has dismantled a Russian spy ring, detaining five individuals involved in espionage activities.
• Operatives were forced into spying for Russia by threats against their families, with some being former and serving Ukrainian intelligence officers.
• The network was involved in gathering sensitive information on military sites, defensive fortifications, and energy facilities across Ukraine.
• Espionage activities included the collection of data on the protection system at nuclear power plants and the exact positioning of coastline fortifications in the Odesa region.
• The operation was supported by internal security units from the Foreign Intelligence Service, Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate, and the SBU, under the guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office.