Woman detained for telling Russia whereabouts of husband’s army unit – Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) – A 31-year-old lady from japanese Ukraine has been detained on accusations of sending the areas of her soldier husband’s unit and different military property to Russian army intelligence, Ukraine’s State Safety Service (SBU) stated on Friday.
The unnamed lady from Dnipropetrovsk area handed on details about the areas of army buildings and gear alongside frontline positions within the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia areas, the SBU wrote on Telegram.
The lady would query her husband in regards to the location of his unit and different Ukrainian formations on the frontline, the company stated.
“She would move the data she obtained by way of messenger functions to Russian army intelligence, the place it was used for artillery and air strikes,” its assertion stated.
“She took this step even supposing she is married to a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and that they’ve a son collectively,” the company stated.
Because the starting of Moscow’s invasion, Ukraine’s safety companies have been making an attempt to disrupt and arrest a community of Russian brokers.
The SBU, Ukraine’s paramount home safety company, usually broadcasts the seize of individuals it says are spies who’ve been caught passing army intelligence to Moscow.
(Reporting by Max Hunder; modifying by Tom Balmforth and Alex Richardson)
