Servicemen of the 57th Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces attend military training on a shooting range in the Kharkiv area, northeastern Ukraine, 14 November 2024, amid the Russian invasion. Russian troops entered Ukrainian territory on 24 February 2022, starting a conflict that has provoked destruction and a humanitarian crisis. EPA-EFE/SERGEY KOZLOV"The aggressor was most interested in intelligence on sabotage and reconnaissance raids by Ukrainian special forces behind the front line in the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Crimean directions," SBU said via the Telegram messaging app.
The "mole", whose rank corresponded to lieutenant colonel, had access to information on planned routes, weapons and targets, according to the statement.
Russian forces planned to use the intelligence to eliminate special forces soldiers on the front line and in the Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine.
SBU said Russia's military intelligence "activated" the unit commander in the spring of this year but that he was recruited before Moscow's full-scale invasion in February 2022 through his acquaintances in Russia.
The security service said that Ukraine's top military leadership aided with the case and the suspect could face life in prison on treason charges.
(Reporting by Anastasiia MalenkoEditing by Ros Russell)
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