In the occupied Crimea, the FSB detained two people on suspicion of spying for Ukraine. According to the FSB, the detained was a Russian soldier, as well as a citizen of Ukraine. This was reported on the website of the aforemetioned entity.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation on the territory of the Republic of Crimea suppressed the activities of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine aimed at organizing and committing acts of sabotage and terror, stealing information containing state secrets and recruiting Russian citizens”,- the statement said.
In particular, they detained a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Russia (she is suspected of surrendering information that constitutes state secret to representatives of the Ukrainian military intelligence in 2017-2018) and a citizen of Ukraine (suspected of espionage on behalf of the Ukrainian intelligence service). The first measure of restraint was imposed in the form of house arrest. A citizen of Ukraine is detained.
According to the FSB, the aforementioned intelligence operations were allegedly organized by the head of the Ukrainian military intelligence unit stationed in Kherson, Colonel Oleh Akhmedov.