Russian spy recruited kids on Telegram for arson in Odesa
Just when you think Russian intelligence couldn't sink any lower, they start outsourcing actual sabotage to literal teenagers who just wanted a side hustle.
The SBU caught a Russian military intelligence officer named Artem Shmul. His brilliant strategy? Scouring Telegram channels for Ukrainian teenagers looking for quick cash, and convincing them to commit arson.
His "agents" turned out to be kids aged 13 to 18. Before letting them do the "big leagues" stuff, this master spy actually gave them test tasks like handing out provocative flyers on the streets of Odesa.
Once they passed the flyer test, they graduated to burning down a National Guard truck and a railway relay cabinet. They had to film the fires on their phones to get paid. Four of these kids got caught back in May, and now Shmul has been charged in absentia.
A professional military spy whose entire network consists of grounded eighth graders is peak modern warfare.
Source: SBU
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