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Speaker 1: Welcome to Spycraft, a podcast that tells gripping life and

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death spy stories and the amazing devices and operations that

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made them possible. Now, let's get started. In May twenty five,

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Ukraine Security Service apprehended an IT specialists in Kristianifka Daniche

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region for allegedly spying for Russia. The suspect was a

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reportedly lured into espionage to the manipulative recruitment tactic involving

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promises of a personal relationship rather than traditional incentives like

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money or corrosion. According to the SSCU or the Ukraine

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Secret ser Security Service, Russian military intelligence contact of the

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man via a banned social media platform offering emotional connection

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in exchange for sensitive military information. This approach highlights a

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shift in espion RS tactics, exploring post personal vulnerabilities to

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recruit informats. Now we know Russia typically uses a lot

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of times what do they call that the Romeo and

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the honey trap and the Romeo trap, and in this

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case it looks like it's something similar. Tasks with identifying

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Ukrainian military positions, including four fight areas and command posts

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around Costiandovica. The suspect allegedly gathered information by discreetly observing

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and recording locations during routine activities. The intelligence was intended

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to facilitate Russian air strikes using guided bombs, posing significant

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risks obviously to the Ukrainian forces. The SSU intervened early

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in the operation, detaining the suspect where he could before

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he could transmit to collect the data. He now faces

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charges under part two of Article one point one of

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Ukraine's Criminal Code for high trees and during wartime. The

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incident again underscores the evolving nature of espionage in these

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conflict zones. It has become much more sophisticated and obviously

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they're doing something there. It's a little bit they're operating

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in a little different capacity. So to kind of follow

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up after being recruited, the man who was given a

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serious task. He was asked to find and send the

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exact coordinates of certain Ukraine any military locations. As we mentioned,

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these were including these were including fortified defense areas. The

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informant did not use any high tech spying tools. Instead,

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he simply walked around the town in nearby areas quietly

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collecting the information himself. He blended in with other locals,

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pretending to go about his day while secretly scouting military spots.

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The Russian military had a clear plan for what they

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wanted to do with this information, so really a simple strategy,

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and I don't know how often this would work. I

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know the Ukrainians are saying that it's a harsh reminder

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to stay alert, not to trust suspicious offers, even in

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those disguise as emotional or friendly gestures. Out there, the

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spy world continues to evolve,