SBU Reports Foiling Russian Plot to Breach Kherson Defenses, Captures Local Agent

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported that it’s prevented another attempt by Russian forces to break through into the rear of the Defense Forces in the south of the country. In Kherson, SBU officers reportedly detained an enemy agent who was preparing intelligence for the penetration of Russian sabotage and reconnaissance groups (DRGs) into the right-bank part of the region.

According to the investigation, a 37-year-old local resident was tasked with collecting information about the coastal zone, fortifications, and the security system of defense facilities located near the Dnipro River.

This data was to be used to organize the breakthrough of Russian DRGs and the subsequent consolidation of their advance groups until the arrival of the main forces from the Russian-occupied part of the Kherson region.

Kherson is a key city in southern Ukraine and has become a symbol of resistance in Russia’s full-scale invasion. It was occupied in the first weeks of the war and liberated by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in November 2022, which forced Russian troops to retreat to the left bank of the Dnipro River.

Since then, Kherson has been under constant shelling from the Russian-occupied part of the region, but remains a vital stronghold of Ukraine’s defense

The SBU established that the man came to the attention of Russian military intelligence after posting anti-Ukrainian comments in pro-Russian Telegram channels. Carrying out his assignment, he scouted coastal areas, recorded the positions of Ukrainian forces, and tried to extract additional information from local residents under the guise of casual conversations in shops.

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“SBU cyber specialists step by step documented the intelligence activities of the Russian agent and detained him at his place of residence,” the SBU press service reported.

The suspect has been charged under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine — high treason committed under martial law. He has been remanded in custody without the right to bail.

For the crime committed, he faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property. The operation was carried out by SBU officers in Kherson region under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s office.