Man caught with spy app in phone, taking pictures of Chernihiv scho

This was reported by the Patr Pice of Chernihiv region on Facebook, according to Ukrinform.

It is noted that the principal of one of the local schos contacted the pice, reporting a man taking photos of the scho building and shelter.

Patr pice have detained the man, learning that he is a 49-year-d native of Sevast (occupied Crimea) who moved to Chernihiv in 2016, being granted the status of an internally displaced person.

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"The man failed to explain what he was doing near the scho. During a cursory inspection, the inspectors found a mobile phone in the man’s possession. One of the installed applications aroused the suspicion of the officers as its algorithm invved taking photos of certain objects and areas and their exact geocation. The man reported that he used the app for the purpose of gaining additional income. In addition to the scho, he took photos of municipal bus sts, churches, and other objects. He has already received payment for the information provided on a number of locations," the statement says.

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The man was taken to the Chernihiv District Pice Department, where the SBU security service eratives are now working with the detainee.

As reported earlier, fierce battles with Russian invaders continued in the Chernihiv region February through March. In April, the Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated the region from the Russian tros.