The FSB Center for Public Affairs reported that intelligence officers conducted raids on Russians and Ukrainians suspected of plotting terrorist acts in three regions of the Russian Federation. Description of TsOS FSB reported by RIA Novosti.
In addition, the FSB claims that one of the detainees transferred confidential data to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU).
“On the territory of the Perm Territory, an SBU intelligence group from Russian citizens Dmitry Strelkov, Mikhail Sokolov (recognized in the Russian Federation as a foreign agent) and Alexei Gashev, their task was to prepare, carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage. In the press release, it was stated that the territory of Russia was exposed.
Criminal cases were opened for crimes of espionage and treason. Dmitry Strelkov was placed on the federal and interstate wanted lists, Mikhail Sokolov and Alexei Gashev were detained.
According to the FSB, a “Ukrainian agent” was detected in the Rostov region – Vladislav Ponomarev, a citizen of the Russian Federation and Ukraine. It is suspected that the Russian military transmitted information to Kiev about the location and movement of armored vehicles “to target HIMARS missiles.” The man was accused of treason and espionage, he was arrested.
Birobidzhan (JAO) resident Valery Kachin was detained while trying to leave Russia. The Russian intelligence service claims that the Russians “acquired and managed to transmit confidential information about critical infrastructure facilities in the Jewish Autonomous Region” at the instruction of Ukrainian intelligence.
According to the FSB, Kachin intended to leave the Russian Federation to obtain Ukrainian citizenship and join the Ukrainian army. He was also arrested and prosecuted for articles of espionage and treason.
12 years for treason
On December 19, a court in Sevastopol sentenced a resident of Crimea to 12 years in a strict regime colony on charges of treason.
According to the FSB, in the period from 2020 to 2021, Russian citizen Yevgeny Petrushin conveyed information to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine about the activities of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation.
The intelligence service said that the Russian was also ordered to pay a fine of 100 thousand rubles, after his release, movement will be restricted for a year.
On December 15, a court in Khabarovsk declared Vyacheslav Mamukov, a citizen of the Russian Federation and a resident of Khabarovsk, under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Betrayal” of the Russian Federation.
According to the FSB, the study allowed Mamukov access to information that constitutes a state secret. Using his powers, the man on the Internet contacted representatives of the Ukrainian special services and offered to transfer data to them in exchange for a monetary reward.
As the FSB emphasized, this information could harm the security of the Russian Federation, it was about transport infrastructure facilities.
FSB officers thwarted Mamukov’s plan. The Khabarovsk District Court found the Russian guilty of a crime. The decision entered into force with the decision of the Fifth Supreme Court of Appeals.