The Security Service of Ukraine has notified in absentia a resident of the Kherson region of suspicion, who, according to the investigation, passed information about the Defense Forces of Ukraine to Russian military personnel.
This was reported by the Kherson Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
According to case materials, in August 2025 the man, while in the territory of the Russian Federation, agreed to cooperate with a representative of the aggressor country and began collecting military data about Ukrainian units on the right bank of the Kherson region.
To carry out the task, he involved his acquaintance — a resident of the village of Mykilske in Kherson district. He transmitted the obtained information to a Russian handler via the Telegram messenger.
In particular, the suspect sent screenshots of online maps with markings of checkpoints, as well as data on the locations of military equipment and movement routes of Ukrainian law enforcement officers. In addition, he suggested locations for deploying drones to observe the positions of the Defense Forces.
SBU investigators have notified him in absentia of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. The article’s sanction provides for 8 to 12 years of imprisonment.
According to the investigation, the suspect is located in temporarily occupied territory. SBU officers are taking measures to bring him to justice.
Also, as part of the proceedings, his accomplice was previously detained; he is suspected of adjusting Russian shelling of Kherson and its suburbs.