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A civilian, given the code name ‘Dollar’, had secretly provided Ukraine with targeting coordinates and information on enemy operations in Kherson and the surrounding region.Summary
This article by Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth, writing for Reuters, makes the following points:
- Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers were overseeing the occupation of Kherson from a small hotel there.
- Dollar and other operatives advised Ukrainian intelligence exactly where the FSB officers were staying.
- Pro-Ukrainian intelligence operatives helped hasten Russia's withdrawal from Kherson—a significant setback for the Kremlin.
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- DEC 2022 Russia’s defeat is the top global priority for 2023—Atlantic Council
- JAN 2023 Russia’s Fifth Column in Ukraine Is Alive and Well—Foreign Policy