The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a 27-year-old woman who collaborated with Russian military intelligence and collected GPS coordinates for drone attacks on Kyiv on January 1, 2025. The agent, a local unemployed woman, was looking for “easy” income on Telegram channels, where she was recruited by a representative of Russian intelligence, offering money for cooperation.
According to the SBU, the main targets of the attack were administrative buildings and energy enterprises in Ukraine. To do this, the woman used her phone to photograph the objects and obtain precise GPS coordinates, which she then transmitted to her Russian handler via an anonymous chat in the messenger.
Investigators also documented her espionage activities, including reconnaissance of air defense positions defending the capital. The attacker was detained while attempting to hand over a new batch of intelligence.
She was charged under Part 2 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, which provides for punishment for unauthorized dissemination of information about the deployment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations under martial law. The woman is currently in custody and faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
