# Ukrainian serviceman recruited by Russia’s FSB to help kill airborne brigade commander, SBU says

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ukrainian-serviceman-recruited-by-russias-fsb-to-help-kill-airborne-brigade-commander-sbu-says/
- Published: 2026-11-12T14:50:21+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T22:05:11+00:00
- Original publisher: Kyiv Independent
- Original article: https://kyivindependent.com/ukrainian-serviceman-recruited-by-russias-fsb-to-help-kill-airborne-brigade-commander-sbu-says/
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- SBU says it foiled a plot targeting a Ukrainian brigade commander.
- A mobilised serviceman is accused of sharing military coordinates with the FSB.
- He faces life imprisonment if convicted of high treason.

## Summary

Ukraine’s Security Service says it detained a mobilised Ukrainian serviceman accused of helping Russia plan a missile strike intended to kill an Air Assault Forces brigade commander. The alleged plot matters because the suspect was reportedly gathering sensitive military information from within the unit and was expected to guide the strike in real time.

The suspect was arrested in Mykolaiv while preparing to send coordinates to an FSB handler, according to the SBU. Investigators say he used his role as a driver to track the brigade command and shared information about facilities linked to long-range attack drones; the SBU says it secured the locations and found messages about the planned assassination on his phone. He has been charged with high treason under martial law, is being held without bail and could face life imprisonment and property confiscation if convicted.

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