Ukraine detains two men accused of being Russian spies amid the brutal war with Moscow

Amidst raging war between Moscow and Kyiv, Ukraine has detained two men suspected of being Russian spies.  Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) arrested two individuals for identifying targets for Russian missile attacks that destroyed shipbuilding facilities in sourn port city of Mykolaiv. SBU said in a Telegram post that men "collected and transmitted intelligence to enemy about important infrastructure facilities, fuel depots, deployment and movement of personnel and equipment of [Ukrainian) armed forces." Without specifying timing, SBU said that several ship-building operations and fuel depots were damd.

Meanwhile, Mykolaiv imposed a harsh two-day curfew late on Friday. According to authorities, this would enable m to identify and imprison those y suspect of aiding Russia.  

Mykolaiv imposed curfew to identify Russian collaborators

As per Associated Press report, Regional Goverr Vitaly Kim claimed that curfew would help authorities to locate collaborators while emergency personnel battled flames brought on by most recent bombardment on city, which is near Russian-occupied areas of strategically significant Kherson. Kim ted, “Only last week y (law enforcement officers) arrested four people. And re are more at work. This is one of reasons why a curfew will be imposed".  

Since beginning of war, attacks have been me on sourn frontline city of Mykolaiv. A Russian missile attack on Mykolaiv Regional State ministration building at end of March left 36 individuals de and several more injured, authorities reported. However, Russia's bombardment of city has significantly increased during past few weeks. 

In most recent assault, according to Kim, Russian soldiers fired on city around on on Friday, causing significant dam, an undetermined number of deaths, and at least nine injuries.  

Russia-Ukraine war likely to enter a 'new phase': UK

In meantime, United Kingdom Defence Ministry indicated in its most recent intelligence update that current brutal war between Russia and Ukraine is likely to enter a "new phase". ministry me reference to fierce combat that has moved to a 350 km front line length from close to Zaporizhzhya to Kherson in southwest area. It furr said that Russian soldiers are assembling in south in anticipation of an invasion or a Ukrainian counteroffensive. 

UK Defence Ministry reported that many convoys of Russian military vehicles, which include trucks, tanks, towed artillery, and or munitions, have begun traveling from Donbas in Ukraine towards sourn area. 

(Im: AP)