Resident of Crimea detained for the transfer of data to the SBU

In Sevastopol detained a man who is suspected of treason. According to the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia, he passed to the Security Service of Ukraine information about the location of military equipment and units of the Black Sea Fleet.

The detainee is a citizen of Russia born in 1969. The FSB claims that he independently contacted the representative of the SBU and for money sent information through the messenger.

According to the intelligence service, the information obtained could be used against the security of Russia. The department also said that the man was an agent of the fifth department of the SBU counterintelligence department.

The investigative department of the FSB in Crimea and Sevastopol opened a criminal case on treason under article 275 of the criminal code. The man was arrested.