(MENAFN- UkrinForm) According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the SSU press service .

The investigation established that, using the coordinates provided by the suspect, Russian forces attacked the city with Geran-2 kamikaze drones on June 5.

After the overnight attack, the agent visited the strike sites to record the scale of destruction and send a report to his Russian handler.

According to the investigation, the spotter turned out to be a 48-year-old car mechanic, who came to the attention of Russian intelligence through a Telegram channel where he had been looking for quick ways to earn money.

While carrying out enemy tasks, the man rode around Kharkiv by bicycle almost daily, trying to identify sites where he believed Ukrainian defenders might be located.

SSU cyber specialists detained the suspect while he was at home, compiling new coordinates of potential targets.

SSU investigators have notified the agent of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 111 of Ukraine's Criminal Code - high treason committed under martial law.

The suspect is being held in custody without bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, SSU counterintelligence recently detained a deserter who was preparing a terrorist act in central Zaporizhzhia on orders from Russian handlers.

Photo: SSU

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