SSU detains red-handed russian agent preparing terrorist attack in Rivne city center
The Security Service of Ukraine prevented another attempt by russians to commit a terrorist attack in Rivne. The special service detained an agent of the russian aggressor country red-handed when he planted a homemade bomb near a coffee shop in the central park and then tried to flee the scene. This is said in a statement by the SSU.
According to law enforcement officers, the order of the russian federation was carried out by a drug addicted resident of Zhytomyr, recruited by the enemy. He came to the attention of the russians while looking for "money for a dose" on Telegram channels.
Later, the occupiers "sent" the recruited agent to Rivne. There, he settled in a rented apartment, where he made an improvised explosive device (IED) on the instructions of russian special services.
The SSU established that the offender disguised the explosive in a pot and equipped it with nuts to enhance its destructive effect.
After planting the IED, the occupants planned to remotely detonate it by calling a cell phone, which was wired to the bomb.
According to the case file, for conspiracy, the offender put on a military uniform when he was heading to the site of the planned terrorist attack.
During the search, a smartphone with evidence of working for the enemy was seized from him.
Investigators of the Security Service informed the defendant of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 1 of Art. 14, Part 5 of Art. 27, Part 2 of Art. 258 (aiding in preparation for a terrorist act committed by prior conspiracy by a group of persons);
- Part 2 of Art. 263-1 (illegal manufacture of explosives or explosive devices).
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The offender is in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Security Service's counterintelligence detained another adjuster of air attacks by the aggressor country russia in the Donetsk Region. He turned out to be a former shop manager of a local machine-building plant recruited by the enemy.