Russian accomplices in Dnipro exposed in helping enemy prepare strike on railway infrastructure

This was reported by the SBU press center, Ukrinform saw.

The Russians were targeting hub stations and railway routes along which military equipment and ammunition is shipped toward the eastern front.

To ensure high precision strikes for Russia, the culprits candidly installed video cameras close to rail stations, which would ensure live broadcast of trains moving in the area.

To hide their “video traps”, the perpetrators would set them up on trees, hiding them among branches, and fit them with portable batteries.

Every three days, enemy accomplices would replace power banks for uninterrupted video feed.

It was established that the Russian accomplices acted separately from each other, but thoroughly followed the instructions for their clandestine cooperation from a single handler in Russia.

SBU operatives documented their crimes before detaining the suspects.

According to the inquiry, both men are local unemployed locals aged 20 and 23, whom Russia recruited remotely via Telegram channels where they had been searching for easy money.

The perpetrators are in custody, facing up to eight years in prison.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, based on the cases investigated by the Security Service of Ukraine and National Police, a mob boss who was active at the time of the now fugitive ex-president Viktor Yanukovych was charged in absentia for recruiting convicts in occupied areas to join Russia’s army ranks and fight against Ukraine.