SSU thwarts GRU plot to sabotage Ukraine railway network
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has neutralized a network of GRU agents who were planning attacks on the Ukrainian railway. Cameras were hidden around the tracks, where they were disguised as bird nests to record the sabotage.
"The SSU exposed and neutralised a Russian GRU agent group that was supposed to organise a series of railway bombings through wich weapons and equipment were supplied to the frontline," the SBU reported.
The SSU managed to apprehend a Russian agent who was preparing to derail the first train using a homemade obstacle. "To record this crime on video, the agent placed several cameras around the railway track, disguised as bird nests, which were supposed to record the sabotage in real time," it was conveyed.
The agent recruited by the Russians was a resident of the city of Rivne, who acted on orders from GRU centre No. 316, stationed in Crimea.
The agents demanded CAD 144,000 from the Russians
Two other agents working with him, located in Russian-occupied Crimea, requested CAD 144,000 from the Russians for carrying out the diversion. According to the SSU, they intended to pocket most of this sum, giving only 40% to the operatives.
Thanks to the effective action of the SSU, potential threats to Ukrainian railway infrastructure were prevented, which is crucial for the delivery of arms and equipment to the front.
