A former station employee was detained, who, on the instructions of the Russian special services, wanted to place a GPS tracker on the NPP power lines to guide the invaders, the SBU said.
“Based on the case materials, the defendant was supposed to bring Russian Kamikadze drones to the high-voltage lines connecting the Rivne nuclear power plant with the energy facilities of the Kyiv region …. at the signal” Lighthouse “, the invaders planned to send Shahed drones to de-energize the metropolitan agglomeration,” law enforcement officers said.
The suspect quit the regime facility even to the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation, and in 2025 he was hired by the Russians to commit a sabotage for money, investigators say.
The man was detained while trying to activate the GPS tracker installed on electric networks. He was removed a phone where correspondence with the Russians was recorded.
Suspicion is reported under Part 2 of Art. 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (sabotage committed in martial law). The court sent the person involved in custody during the investigation, he was facing a life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
