The Security Service of Ukraine has arrested another Russian agent in Kyiv. The individual is a 40-year-old employee of the information security department at a commercial bank in the capital.
According to cyber specialists from the SBU, the suspect was collecting personal data of the bank's clients, particularly among military personnel and volunteers, which could be used for terrorist acts and information sabotage against Ukraine.
SBU operatives detected the agent's activities in time and apprehended him at his residence.
During a search, four smartphones, disposable SIM cards for concealment, and three laptops containing personal data of potential "targets" were seized. Additionally, the devices revealed his contacts with the FSB.
The bank employee drew the attention of the Russian forces due to his activity on a banned social network.
After recruitment, he received "test" tasks from his Russian handler to conduct reconnaissance near the positions of the Defense Forces in Kyiv.
On weekends, he surveyed the area, photographing buildings that he believed could be used by Ukrainian defenders.
Later, he was assigned to gather information about clients among military personnel and volunteers who opened accounts to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
He was also instructed to transmit the coordinates of a backup data center where the bank's database and user information are stored.
The investigators have charged the agent under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (treason committed in a state of war).
The perpetrator is currently in custody without the right to bail and faces life imprisonment.