Officers of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) arrested a Ukrainian Air Force officer on charges of conducting espionage on behalf of her Russiaby channeling information on the locations where the fighter aircraft F-16s and Mirage 2000 said officials today (30.07.2025).
The official, whose identity was not revealed, is accused of helping Russia to carry out air attacks by providing it with coordinates and proposing regular attacks aimed at Western construction fighter aircraft received by Ukraine.
«Specifically, the enemy’s priority objectives were airports parked by F-16s, Mirage 2000 and Su-24“The announcement is stated. The F-16s are American-built, the Mirage 2000 is French and the Su-24s are an older Soviet bomber.
«The agentwho was a flight trainer, He collected the coordinates of the sites where the aircraft were located, timetables and… their departure order“, SBU says in its announcement.
SBU reports in its announcement that the suspect also gave data for the staff of Ukraine Air Force and the martial tactics, to Russian military secret services.
OR Moscow is targeting regular airports and military bases throughout Ukraineespecially in areas he believes that west are being kept weapons such as the F-16s or Mirage.
These two types of fighter aircraft have played a critical role in strengthening Ukraine’s defense over growing Russian air strikes and continuing advanced advance on the battlefield during the full -scale Russian invasion that continues to three and a half years.
This month SBU, He captured two Chinese nationals who were conducting espionage by seeking to obtain information on the Neptune anti -rocket programwhich constitutes an important part of the growing domestic defense industry.