This was reported by the Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Security Service of Ukraine warns that, amid failures on the battlefield, the occupiers are intensifying their subversive activities in Ukraine’s rear. Seeking to persuade Ukrainian civilians to commit crimes — including arson, explosions, and adjusting strikes against military and civilian infrastructure — enemy special services are increasingly looking for operatives through the Internet.
According to the experience of SBU officers in Donetsk and Luhansk regions, there are virtually no ideological supporters of the so-called “Russian world” left. Therefore, enemy recruiters are now primarily relying on financial incentives.
The enemy’s main target audience is minors, as well as people with alcohol, drug, or gambling addictions, whom they lure into traps through online resources and Telegram channels offering “easy money.”
The enemy uses various tactics, cover stories, and approaches to recruit people.
They may act openly, immediately stating that the “job” involves setting fire to facilities in Ukraine and offering a “price list” with payments for acts of sabotage targeting vehicles and buildings belonging to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, police, post offices, railway facilities, communications and energy infrastructure, and other sites.
Recruiters may also pose as employers or volunteers, or seek potential victims on dating websites.
In many cases, Russians impersonate SBU or National Police officers and blackmail people by threatening them with fabricated criminal charges.
In all cases, the promises made by Russian special services turn out to be fake. They either do not pay the promised money or provide only a small portion of it while demanding that new crimes be committed.
There have also been numerous cases in which perpetrators of such crimes, regardless of their age, have been killed by their handlers or left with disabilities.
The SBU emphasizes that law enforcement officers always identify those responsible for acts of sabotage and terrorism “in hot pursuit.”
Under the Criminal Code of Ukraine, these crimes carry penalties of up to 15 years in prison or life imprisonment with confiscation of property. Criminal liability begins at the age of 14.
Therefore, a few hundred dollars promised by Russian special services are not worth ruining your life.
● What should you do if you are offered a suspicious “job”?
Stay vigilant and do not respond to suspicious requests, such as delivering an unknown package, photographing an object, purchasing components for arson, or sharing your location.
● If you receive such an offer:
▪ Preserve the evidence: take screenshots of the correspondence showing the phone number, the contact’s account and username, the profile link, and the tasks you were given.
▪ Save the chat: do not delete the correspondence before providing the information to law enforcement.
▪ Report it to the SBU: call the hotline at 1516 or contact the official “Spaly fsbshnyka” (“Expose an FSB Agent”) Telegram chatbot: t.me/spaly_fsb_bot.
Remember: reporting in time can save someone’s life!