The man, who is now being charged with treason, has been cooperating with a Russian intelligence official operating under the diplomatic cover.
Counterintelligence officers of the SBU Security Service of Ukraine have exposed a Ukrainian national, resident of Lviv region, who is believed to have been spying for Russia.
“SBU operatives have established that a retired military officer, now head of an NGO, was recruited by Russian intelligence in 2014. On the instructions of his Russian supervisors, he gathered intelligence on political and public figures, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, special and law enforcement agencies, foreign military instructors working in the western region of Ukraine,” the SBU’s press service in Lviv region told Hromadske.
SBU has documented the way the culprit transferred the data collected to a Russian intelligence officer who operated under the diplomatic cover at the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in the city of Lviv.
A high treason case was opened against a Russian asset in Ukraine. The case has already been forwarded to court.
For the activities incompatible with the status of a consular officer, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine declared the diplomat in question persona non grata.
He has already left the territory of Ukraine.
(c) Unian
Ukraine booted this “diplomat” out of the country. This is the response from Muscovy, according to Sputnik.
“Russia Expels Ukrainian Diplomat in Response to Kiev’s Provocation”
More projection from the drunk children in the Kremlin. They are both brave and stupid to mess around in L’viv. I’m surprised ZIK is still operating there. Excuse me for repetition but I think all Moskali need to leave Ukraine, apply for a visa in the swamp and if approved, come back in after passing biometric screening for all. Charge a lot for the visa too. Normal Russians will understand that their tiny usurper is the cause of their misery.
Should declare all Pootlerstan “diplomats” persona non grata as they all be spies recruited through the Kriminalin. Diplomacy with the demented dwarf and associates has been totally ineffectual anyway.
Why the hell Ukraine have these Russian diplomats in Ukraine is a mystery to me. I don’t recall the UK having German diplomats in London during WW2.