FBI insider, alleged to be part of the bureau's covert operation, according to SBU's assertions.
Ukraine: Major Intelligence Network Exposed, Including NABU Employee
In a significant development, Ukrainian authorities have uncovered a large-scale Russian intelligence network that has been operating within the country for over a decade. The network, which includes several high-ranking officials, was supervised by a Russian intelligence officer named Igor Egorov, who began forming it in 2009.
The first agent identified was General-Major of the SBU Valery Shaytanov, who was detained in 2020 for preparing terrorist acts and cooperating with the FSB. Another agent exposed was Dmitry Ivanets, former deputy head of Yanukovych's security, who helped the fleeing president move to Russia in 2014 and joined the occupation forces in Crimea. He is currently hiding on the temporarily occupied peninsula and serves as an FSB resident, coordinating subversive activities of other Russian agents in Ukraine.
The network also included four other agents who were previously exposed and had access to state secrets and restricted documents. One of these agents is Viktor Gusarov, a former detainee of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). Gusarov, who was recruited as early as 2012, continued to transmit data to Ivanets after 2014. The investigation has documented 60 instances of restricted data transmission by the "mole" to Russian intelligence agencies.
The NABU employee involved in the data transmission was detained after the crimes were documented, and the court chose a preventive measure of detention for him. The investigation into the case continues under the supervision of the GPU. The employee is suspected under articles on state treason and unauthorized actions with information. His phone and computer equipment were seized during the detainment.
The "mole" used closed databases of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies for data transmission. The data included personal data of Ukrainian law enforcement officers and citizens whom Russian intelligence agencies planned to recruit.
The coordination of the events at NABU in July was effectively overseen by the Prosecutor General, to whom the previously independent corruption authorities NABU and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office (STAPO) were subordinated following a parliamentary decision. This move was associated with President Zelenskyy's administration. The heads of both anti-corruption bodies were on a trip to London at the time of the mass searches.
The mass searches at NABU employees' homes were conducted on July 21. In 2024, another participant in this network was identified - a serviceman of the National Guard who transmitted information about Ukrainian activists, high-ranking officials, prisoners of war, and data on the consequences of Russian shelling to Ivanets.
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Office of the Prosecutor General report that Gusarov was part of this large-scale Russian intelligence agent network. The discovery of this network underscores the ongoing threat of Russian intelligence activities within Ukraine and the importance of vigilance in protecting national security.
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