Ukraine busts Russian spy within own security ranks
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a Russian spy who was operating within its headquarters in Kyiv and passing secret information to the Federal Security Service in Moscow. The arrest took place on Wednesday morning, as reported by the SBU.
"The SBU has exposed a high-ranking 'mole' of the Federal Security Service within its ranks! The arrest of the traitor was personally carried out by the head of the SBU, Vasyl Maliuk, this morning," the statement reads.
"We lived with him, conducting full audio and video surveillance"
The detainee was identified as the chief of staff of the SBU Anti-Terrorist Center. The operation was personally supervised by the head of the service, General Vasyl Maliuk, who stated that investigators documented 14 instances of the detainee’s espionage activities.
Vasyl Maliuk directly informed the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, about all stages of the special operation.
“It was an exceptionally complex undertaking, requiring multi-stage execution, during which we used both overt and covert methods, as well as a full range of operational and technical means. Through encrypted infiltration programs, we accessed the traitor’s devices—his phones and computers,” revealed the SBU head.
"Mole" in the SBU detained
“We practically lived with him, conducting full audio and video surveillance.” As a result, we were able to precisely document the process of gathering and passing information to the enemy,” added Maliuk.
Additionally, through the traitor, the SBU managed to pass false information to the Russians for an extended period.
“The process of cleansing the SBU continues. The enemy, no matter how hard they try, cannot successfully infiltrate our ranks. They think they know all possible methods of conspiracy, but we always detect, document, and apprehend them in time,” emphasized Maliuk.
