Suspected FSB agent used video surveillance to track Ukrainian trains

The suspect tracked train schedules and routes to help Russia disrupt logistics supporting Ukraine’s defense forces, military counterintelligence officials said.

Investigators identified the suspect as an unemployed man from Poltava who was recruited via Telegram channels while seeking quick income, the SBU said.

He later traveled to Volyn Oblast, rented an apartment near a railway station, and installed a phone equipped with a camera to transmit live video feeds to Russian intelligence services, the agency said.

Russian operatives used the footage to determine the timing of train arrivals for potential targeted strikes, the SBU said.

Law enforcement documented the suspect’s activities and detained him, seizing several smartphones used to communicate with handlers and monitor train movements, officials said.

The investigation also found that the suspect had previously conducted reconnaissance in Poltava Oblast, including tracking positions of Ukraine’s mobile fire groups, the SBU said.

The suspect and his handler used coded language and symbols in anonymous chats to conceal their communications, officials said.

The man has been charged under Part 2 of Article 111 of Ukraine’s Criminal Code (high treason committed under martial law) and is currently in custody, the SBU said.

He faces a possible life sentence with confiscation of property if convicted.