According to Russian news agencies, TASS and other Russian media reports on the 3rd, the Russian Federal Security Bureau issued a notice that a Russian man was arrested on suspicion of passing intelligence information such as photos, videos and coordinates of two Crimean S-300 air defense missile systems to the Ukrainian intelligence department through instant messaging software WhatsApp.

According to the report, the man was accused of being recruited by the Ministry of Defence Intelligence General Administration of Ukraine to collect intelligence information about military facilities in the Crimea region and to plan destruction and terrorist activities.

The report also said that the suspect took home-made explosive components from a hidden spot on the instructions of Ukrainian officials and sent photos, videos and coordinates of the two S-300 air defense systems in Crimea to the Ukrainian intelligence service via instant messaging software WhatsApp.In addition, law enforcement officials also seized more than a kilogram of foreign-produced plastic explosives, two sets of executive devices, lightning tubes and communication equipment used for covert communication.

Russia's Izvestia newspaper said that the Russian Federal Security Service released the interrogation video of the man on October 3rd. According to the suspect's confession, "I was taking pictures at that time, and there were some military vehicles there. I photographed the S-300 air defense system and sent it together with the coordinates.

According to the report, the Russian Federal Security Service has investigated the case against him on the basis of two criminal charges of alleged illicit handling of explosives and treason, "the suspect confessed to the facts of the crime, and has now taken compulsory measures against him."