{"id":169899,"date":"2025-12-29T13:07:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T10:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169899\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"sbu-arrests-suspected-agent-linked-to-belarus-border-committee","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/169899\/","title":{"rendered":"SBU arrests suspected agent linked to Belarus\u2019 border committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sbu-agent-zaderzhanie-20251229-SBU-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(ssu.gov.ua)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 29, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officers have arrested an agent accused of working for the Belarusian and Russian secret services in Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The suspect spied on Ukrainian defense forces positions on behalf of the Belarusian Border Committee and, according to the SBU, received instructions from Russia to coordinate attacks on energy facilities around Kyiv. The agency described him as a local handyman recruited through Telegram channels, where he had posted pro-Kremlin comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia reportedly planned to use the information obtained from the agent to target key power-generating facilities that supply heat to Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accused of high treason under martial law, the man may face life in prison and property confiscation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ukraina-gerb-1128-pixabay.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0430, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ukrainian court sentences local man to 15 years in prison for allegedly spying for Belarus<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">December 24,&nbsp;Pozirk. A judge in Ukraine\u2019s Volyn region has sentenced a Kovel district resident to 15 years in prison after finding him guilty of high treason, the Regional Prosecutor\u2019s Office reported. The man was accused of gathering intelligence on Ukraine\u2019s &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/169589\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 29, Pozirk. Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) officers have arrested an agent accused of working for the Belarusian and Russian secret services in Kyiv. The suspect spied on Ukrainian defense forces positions on behalf of the Belarusian Border Committee and, according to the SBU, received instructions from Russia to coordinate attacks on energy facilities [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":169881,"template":"","rubric":[14,30],"class_list":["post-169899","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-politics","rubric-security"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SBU arrests suspected agent linked to Belarus\u2019 border committee | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"December 29, Pozirk. 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