Russian forces reportedly planned to use the intelligence to eliminate special forces soldiers on the front line and in the Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine.
Ukraine's SBU security service says it has detained a special forces unit commander accused of disclosing war plans to Russia's GRU military intelligence.
The "mole", whose rank corresponded to lieutenant colonel, reportedly had access to information on planned routes, weapons and targets. The security service said that Ukraine's top military leadership aided with the case and the suspect could face life in prison on treason charges.A Russian air attack struck a residential building and energy installations on Thursday evening in and near Ukraine's Black Sea port of Odesa, knocking out a boiler plant used for heating, officials said."Last night there was a combined massive attack on Odesa.
Engineers finished the repairs by the morning and heating would resume for impacted consumers within the next few hours, Mr Trukhanov added.
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