SBU Detains University Student Recruited by FSB to Map Energy Infrastructure and Air Defenses in Poltava

The SBU detained a student at a university in Poltava Oblast on suspicion of working for Russia's FSB after Russian handlers recruited her through Telegram channels she used to search for "easy money," according to the security service 12. Investigators say she scouted energy facilities supplying Poltava and surrounding districts under the guise of walking through the city, marking sites Russia was allegedly preparing to strike from the air, and separately toured the region by taxi to photograph and film Ukrainian air-defense positions 134. The SBU says it detected her activity in advance and detained her before she could pass the collected data to her Russian handlers 12. A search of the suspect yielded smartphones and computer equipment that the SBU says contain evidence of her cooperation with Russian intelligence 25. She has been served a notice of suspicion for treason under martial law, per Part 2 of Article 111 of Ukraine's Criminal Code, and is held without bail pending trial, facing a maximum sentence of life imprisonment with confiscation of property 45.