Kiev agents detained in Russia for spying on energy facilities, plotting terrorist attacks

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The detainees admitted to their activities

MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. Officers from Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) have detained four Ukrainian intelligence agents, including a foreign national, who were gathering information on participants in the special military operation, as well as defense and energy facilities, in three Russian regions, the FSB said in a statement.

- The Federal Security Service in the Republic of Adygea, the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Omsk Region foiled subversive and terrorist activities by agents of Ukrainian intelligence agencies, the public relations center reported.

- As a result of operations conducted in Maikop, Donetsk and Omsk, three Russian citizens and a foreign national were detained. Acting on instructions from their Ukrainian handlers, they were gathering information about Russian service members taking part in the special military operation, as well as about defense industry enterprises and energy facilities, with the aim of committing acts of terrorism and sabotage, the FSB said.

- The detainees also posted online materials calling for terrorism-related crimes.

-Their activities were coordinated through the Telegram messaging service.

- "They were promised a large cash reward and relocation to the European Union for cooperating with Ukrainian intelligence agencies," the FSB added.

- The detainees admitted to their activities, according to footage of their arrests released by the FSB.

- The man detained in Adygea said that Ukrainian intelligence officers had contacted him and offered him money to film facilities.

- According to him, he was provided with several coordinates, covering around five facilities that he was supposed to film, and agreed to carry out the task.

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