The Security Service and the National Police detained an agent of the aggressor country of the russian federation who carried out a double terrorist attack in Dnipro on the afternoon of November 23. It was the detonation of two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) near the railway tracks in the private sector of the regional center, the SSU press service reports.
According to law enforcement, the first explosion killed a 35-year-old drug addict who was lured by the occupiers to look for "stashes" and whose killing was used as a bait for the police.
After the 102nd police unit with explosives experts arrived at the scene, the russians detonated another IED, which resulted in one of the police officers being seriously injured.
"Law enforcement officers detained the agent who planted the explosives within a day after the terrorist attack, immediately when he arrived in Kyiv, where he temporarily resided and planned to 'lay low,'" the special service said.
According to the case file, the perpetrator of the crime was a 16-year-old IDP from Sumy who temporarily resided in Kyiv. The young man came to the attention of the russian secret service on Telegram channels, where he was looking for "easy money."
After recruiting him, the russians sent their agent to Dnipro, where he checked into a local hotel and then purchased components for making an IED under the guise of household purchases.
According to the instructions of the russian curator, the offender made two explosives, equipped them with mobile phones for remote detonation and disguised them as fire extinguishers.
After that, the enemy agent planted an IED near the Ukrzaliznytsia facility, the coordinates of which he had received in advance. He also placed a camera near the site of the planned terrorist attack so that the russians could track the arrival of the victims.
SSU investigators informed the defendant of suspicion under Part 3 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act resulting in the death of a person).
The minor faces up to 15 years in prison.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a russian agent who committed sabotage at critical infrastructure facilities. The attacker was a 17-year-old resident of the Kirovohrad Region recruited by the enemy.
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