Mercenary Wagner sent on an important mission in Ukraine was captured. Pravda photo.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Rivne Province, Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said that the mercenary of the Wagner Group is a 34-year-old Belarusian citizen.
This person was a member of several armed militant groups in the separatist territories of Lugansk and Donetsk from 2014 to 2017 to fight the Ukrainian army. In 2023, the man began joining the artillery unit of the Wagner Group and participated in combat operations against the Armed Forces of Ukraine near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast.
The SBU specifies that after participating in the Russian offensive in Bakhmut and neighboring settlements, mercenary Wagner returned to Belarus, where he received new assignments from his manager.
The prosecutor’s office reported that on January 11, 2024, the fighter illegally crossed the border into Ukraine to carry out a mission assigned by the commander. The mission involved preparing a sabotage campaign aimed at neutralizing the central regions of Ukraine.
Specifically, this man is said to have installed GPS tracking devices on energy infrastructure in Rivne so that Russia can detect the exact coordinates of these targets when conducting air strikes. Future.
The SBU reported that they learned about Russia’s plans while Wagner fighters were still in Belarus. Since then, Ukrainian intelligence has closely monitored this person’s actions, from crossing the border to going to the intended sabotage location in Ukraine.
Member Wagner was caught red-handed when he tried to attach GPS tracking devices to the support poles of power lines supplying electricity to the Kiev metropolitan area.
The prosecutor’s office said the incident occurred in the Sarny district of Rivne province. Mercenary Wagner used a fake passport of a Ukrainian citizen to conceal his activities. The suspect is currently being held without bail. If convicted, mercenary Wagner could face up to 15 years in prison or life in prison.
