Law enforcers detain perpetrator of double terrorist attack in Bucha

Law enforcement officers detained the perpetrator of a morning double terrorist attack in Bucha, Kyiv Region, as a result of which two law enforcement officers were injured. This is stated in a message from the Prosecutor General's Office on the Telegram channel, Ukrainian News Agency reports.

According to the investigation, at 05:34 in the morning, a report of an explosion was received. An improvised explosive device was planted near a residential building. After the arrival of emergency services and law enforcement officers at the scene, during the conduct of primary investigative actions, a second explosion occurred at about 07:35 am.

The first explosive device was planted under a bench near a multi-storey building. The explosion broke windows, damaged the facade and gas networks. A fire was avoided. According to preliminary data, the second device was also located nearby and was detonated remotely.

As part of the investigation, the direct perpetrator, a citizen of Ukraine born in 2004, was identified and detained.

According to the Security Service of Ukraine, according to preliminary information, a 21-year-old local resident was recruited by russian special services via the Internet. He received instructions from the terrorists on how to make two improvised explosive devices (IEDs). For remote activation, the agent equipped each of the bombs with a mobile phone. Then, the suspect planted explosives at the site of the planned terrorist attack: he hid one under a bench near the entrance of a residential building, the other near a garbage container.

The investigation also has information about other persons involved in this crime. Measures are underway to identify and detain them.

A pre-trial investigation has been initiated into the terrorist attack under Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act).

The Prosecutor General's Office notes that the events in Bucha are not isolated; in recent months, similar terrorist attacks and attempts to commit them have been recorded in Lviv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Mykolaiv and Odesa. The common pattern of these crimes: homemade explosive devices, remote detonation, coordination via messengers and recruitment of perpetrators.

The prosecutor's office believes that this is a systematic subversive activity of russian special services aimed at attacks against law enforcement officers, the military and civil security within the country.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on Monday, March 23, an explosion occurred in Bucha near an apartment building in the morning, and after the police arrived at the scene, another explosion thundered, and it is known that two law enforcement officers were injured.

On the night of February 22, a series of explosions occurred in Lviv, as a result of which a 23-year-old policewoman was killed and another 25 people, including employees of the National Police, National Guard and civilians, were injured.