SBU initiates criminal probe after uncovering eavesdropping device in Gen. Zaluzhnyi’s office
Nation18 December 2023, 11:56 AM
Ukraine’s
SBU security service has launched a criminal probe following the discovery of reportedly
nonfunctional eavesdropping devices in a location that may be frequented by top
Ukrainian general Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the SBU announced on Dec. 17.
Contrary to reports suggesting the device, colloquially named a bug, was located in Zaluzhnyi's office, the SBU clarified that it was discovered in a location that could have been potentially used for the general’s work in the future.
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The seized device will undergo expert examination.
On Dec. 17, Ukrainian news outlet RBC-Ukraine reported that a “bug" had been discovered in Zaluzhny's office. Subsequently, NV sister publication Ukrainska Pravda corroborated this information, revealing that similar devices were found among the general’s belongings.