Ukraine’s safety service, identified by the acronym SBU, has reportedly thwarted makes an attempt by the Russian spy to get secrets and techniques of the Ukrainian tank program.
A Russian spy was arrested on suspicion of performing as an unlawful agent of the Foremost Directorate of the Basic Workers of the Armed Forces (GRU) of the Russian Federation, Ukraine’s safety service stated.
SBU’s counterintelligence detained in Kharkiv an agent of the Russian army intelligence, who was performing the duty of acquiring technical documentation on the event and manufacturing of the Ukrainian T-84BM Oplot essential battle tank.
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As a part of the initiated felony proceedings, the investigators and counterintelligence officers of the SBU documented that on assignments from Russian curators and entry to labeled data, the enemy agent tried to draw an worker of the state-owned Kharkiv Morozov Machine-Constructing Design Bureau, which carried out the event of the fashionable tank. Underneath the management of the SBU operatives, the agent obtained samples of technical supplies from the worker and handed over the photocopies to the consultant of Russia’s GRU army intelligence utilizing the spent channels.
Now the spy has been knowledgeable of suspicion of committing a criminal offense underneath Half 1 of Artwork. 111 (excessive treason) of the Legal Code of Ukraine, and the problem of selecting a safety measure is being determined.
As famous by the SBU, investigative actions proceed.
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The Oplot is Ukraine’s newest essential battle tank. It’s fitted with next-generation Duplet Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA), which protects towards tandem warheads. It’s claimed to be superior to the Russian Kontakt 5 ERA armor. Safety of hull sides was additionally improved. The tank is fitted with a Shtora countermeasures system, which lowered the hit chance of enemy ATGW with semi-automatic steering. It has been reported that this MBT can be fitted with Zaslon lively safety system.
This tank is operated by a crew of three, together with a commander, gunner and driver. There isn’t a want for the loader, because the tank has an computerized ammunition loading system. The smaller crew allowed to cut back the general dimensions of the car, making it a smaller goal on the battlefield.
Tanks of this sort had been ordered by the Royal Thai Military in 2011 and the U.S. Authorities has reached an settlement with the Ukrainian state arms export company to provide a number of Oplot essential battle tanks in 2020.