According to the investigation, the man provided the Russian side with coordinates for guided bomb strikes aimed at Kharkiv’s critical infrastructure facilities. Ukraine’s SBU security service spokesman Vladislav Abdula said authorities detained the suspect six days ago.
The SBU alleges that under instructions from Russian supervisors, the man operated in the city’s northern outskirts, disguising his movements as work-related travel. After each trip, he relayed gathered data to the enemy to facilitate new air strikes. He also documented the location of municipal energy infrastructure, particularly recently installed modular boiler facilities powering Kharkiv’s central heating system.
During a search of his residence, agents found a mobile phone loaded with a messaging app he used to send geolocation data formatted as markers on Google Maps. The man was arrested at his home and is now in custody. He faces up to eight years in prison for unauthorized dissemination of information about the location and movements of Ukraine’s military.