# SBU arrests collaborator suspected of setting up repeater stations for Russian drones in Kyiv

https://mins.news/en/item/87717

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-06 09:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/sbu-arrests-collaborator-suspected-of-setting-up-repeater-stations-for-russian-drones-in-kyiv/

> Ukraine’s Security Service and National Police detained a Russian collaborator allegedly recruited by the FSB to help direct mass attacks on Kyiv. The suspect reportedly gathered information on defense and critical infrastructure and tracked potential targets for four days, enabling attacks by Geran-5 jet drones and ballistic missiles. Mesh radio repeaters inside the capital were allegedly used to improve strike precision.

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