A 22-year-old drone operator faces life in prison for treason after reporting the positions of other units of the defense forces to the Russian FSB during the battle of Chasiv Yar. He was hired and bribed in 2023 and has been working since then.

The SBU detained a traitor who directed Russian artillery at his ZSU brigade during the battles for Chasiv Yar

Military counterintelligence of the Security Service detained another FSB agent in Donetsk region. He turned out to be a 22-year-old operator of unmanned systems of one of the combat brigades of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which maintains the defense in the Kramatorsk direction.

In 2023, the contractor was remotely recruited by FSB personnel officer Dmytro Pavlovich Sorokoletov.

According to the case file, the traitor "leaked" to an enemy special service officer the locations of his anti-aircraft unit, which was engaged in adjusting the fire on the raids attacking Chasiv Yar.

The Russian invaders planned to use this information to attack the positions of the Ukrainian drone fighters, who were preventing the Russians from breaking through to the city.

The agent also tried to give FSB the coordinates of other units of the Armed Forces in the Chasovoy Yar area.

Military counter-intelligence officers of the SBU exposed the traitor in time and thanks to this prevented enemy attacks on the locations of Ukrainian troops.

After documenting the criminal actions, the Russian agent was detained.

According to the investigation, the suspect came to the attention of the occupiers because of his pro-Kremlin comments on Russian Telegram channels, where he supported the Russian Federation's war against Ukraine.

During the searches, mobile phones with evidence of working for the enemy were seized from the detainee.

On the basis of the collected materials, the investigators of the Security Service informed him of suspicion under Part 2 of Art. 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed under martial law).

The perpetrator is in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The measures were conducted under the procedural guidance of the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in the field of defense of the General Prosecutor's Office.

• Security Service of Ukraine in October 15, 2024