Russians asked a schoolboy to take pictures of ships in the port of Odesa

The Russians tried to recruit a Ukrainian schoolboy and get photos of civilian ships in the port of Odesa from him.

This was reported by the first deputy head of the Patrol Police Department, Oleksiy Biloshitsky.

A student from an Odessa school received a message on Telegram from a Russian number. The interlocutor offered the schoolboy money for photos of ships unloading in the port of Odessa.

The guy continued the conversation with the Russian to collect more information. Thus, the correspondence ended when the recruiter offered the student 3 thousand UAH for a photo of a specific ship that the Russians wanted to track.

Later, the schoolboy reported the correspondence to the inspector of the educational security service to forward the information to the relevant departments.

The police ask that evidence be preserved in the event of an attempt at recruitment. If suspicious offers were received online, take screenshots of the messages. Children are asked to tell their parents, teachers or other adults about this. The police also called on parents to communicate with their children and explain to them the dangers of illegal actions and their consequences.

Information about recruitment can be provided through the following channels:

• Cyber ​​Police;

• Police – 102;

• SBU chatbot “Spaly FSBshnyka” (reveal the FSB agent).

Earlier, USM reported that the SBU detained a woman who was planning a terrorist attack near the port of Odesa.