The Security Service of Ukraine warns: against the backdrop of setbacks at the front, the occupiers are intensifying subversive activities in the Ukrainian rear. Trying to persuade Ukrainian civilians to commit criminal acts - arsons, bombings, and corrective strikes on military and civilian infrastructure, enemy special services are increasingly looking for perpetrators via the Internet.
As the practice of the SBU Main Directorate employees in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions shows, there are practically no ideological supporters of the "Russian world" left, so today enemy recruiters are betting on a financial hook.
The enemy's main target audience is minors, as well as people with alcohol, drug, or gambling addictions, who are lured into a trap through Internet resources and Telegram channels in search of "easy money."
The enemy uses various tactics, legends, and approaches to recruit.
He can act openly, immediately announcing that the "work" is related to arson of facilities on the territory of Ukraine and offering a "price list" with prices for sabotage against vehicles and buildings of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, police, post offices, railway facilities, communications, energy, etc.
Recruiters can also disguise themselves as employers, volunteers, or look for victims on dating sites.
Russians often pose as employees of the SBU or the National Police and blackmail people with fictitious criminal liability.
In any case, all the promises of the Russian intelligence services turn out to be fake.
They do not pay the promised funds or give a meager share, demanding new crimes. There are often cases when the perpetrator of the crime, regardless of age, dies at the hands of the customer or remains disabled.
The SBU emphasizes: law enforcement officers always find perpetrators of sabotage and terrorist attacks "on the hot pursuit."
The Criminal Code of Ukraine provides for up to 15 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment with confiscation of property for these crimes. Criminal liability begins at the age of 14.
So, a few hundred promised dollars are not worth a broken fate.
● What to do if you are offered a questionable “job”?
Be vigilant and do not respond to suspicious requests (to hand over an unknown package, take a photo of an object, purchase components for arson, or share your geolocation).
● If you received a similar offer:
Record the evidence: take screenshots of the correspondence, showing the phone number, account, nickname of the interlocutor, link to the profile, and the tasks themselves.
Save the chat: do not delete the correspondence before transferring the information to law enforcement.
Notify the SBU: call the hotline 1516 or write to the official chat bot "Spaly FSB" in Telegram t.me/spaly_fsb_bot .
Remember: your timely response can save someone's life!