Pointed Russian missiles at Ochakiv: a local resident who worked for the pro-Kremlin blogger Lebediev was informed of the suspicion

Detention of a resident of Ochakiv suspected of working for the Russian Federation / Photo: Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office

Law enforcement officers detained a resident of Ochakov, who is suspected of aiming Russian missiles at the city and its sea area. She faces up to 12 years in prison.

As reported by the Security Service of Ukraine in the Mykolaiv region, the woman was part of the network of informants of the blogger Serhii Lebediev (pseudonym Lokhmatyi), who is hiding in Donetsk and works for the Russian special service.

It should be noted that since the beginning of the full-scale war, law enforcement officers have exposed at least two dozen of his accomplices in various regions of Ukraine, in particular in the Mykolaiv region.

According to the investigation, she maintained communication with Lokhmatyi through his Telegram bot, where she sent the geolocations of the units of the Armed Forces defending the port city. To clarify the intelligence, he personally visited his henchman through a messenger.

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According to the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, the woman went around the city and its surrounding areas, where she secretly recorded the locations of the Defense Forces and military equipment. She sent all the collected information with coordinates to Lokhmatyi.

She was detained in her own apartment and reported on suspicion under part 3 of Article 114-2 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (unauthorized dissemination of information about the sending, transfer of weapons, armaments and military supplies to Ukraine, movement, transfer or placement of armed forces).

During the search, two mobile phones and a laptop were seized from her, which she used to correspond with the Russian Federation.

She is currently being held without bail. She faces up to 12 years in prison.

Correspondence of a resident of Ochakiv with pro-Kremlin blogger Lebedev / Photo: SSU in the Mykolaiv region

Correspondence of a resident of Ochakiv with pro-Kremlin blogger Lebedev / Photo: SSU in the Mykolaiv region

It will be recalled that the SSU detained an FSS informant who set up an «observation post» behind the columns of the Armed Forces in his own apartment. According to the investigation, the man was in contact with the pro-Kremlin blogger Serhii Lebediev.

A former law enforcement officer was also detained in Mykolayiv Oblast, who, while on duty, gave false information to Ukrainian defenders about the routes of movement of enemy military equipment. He also worked for Lokhmatyi.

Later, another FSS agent who worked for Lokhmatyi was exposed, he was collecting intelligence about the bases and movements of the Defense Forces on the territory of the Mykolaiv region.