He blew up car of military prosecutor in Odesa: 18-year-old FSB agent detained – SSU. PHOTOS
The Security Service and the National Police detained an 18-year-old FSB agent in hot pursuit who had prepared a terrorist attack in the centre of Odesa on 20 February 2025 by blowing up the car of a prosecutor of the Specialised Defence Prosecutor's Office in the Southern Region.
This was reported by Censor.NET with reference to the SSU press centre.
It is noted that a passerby was injured in the explosion.
In the evening of the same day, law enforcement officers detained the perpetrator of the terrorist attack. It was an 18-year-old resident of Odesa, who was recruited by the occupiers through a Telegram channel in search of "easy" money.
Following the instructions of the Russian secret service, the young man made an improvised explosive device (IED) in his rented apartment with a capacity of 300 g of TNT equivalent.
To increase the destructive power, he additionally *filled the explosives with metal nuts and placed them *under the military prosecutor's car.
The offender also installed a hidden mobile phone with a remote access function for the FSB in front of the "target".
Later, the Russian secret service remotely activated the explosives.
During the searches, a mobile phone with evidence of his communication with the occupiers was seized from the detainee.
He has been served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act).
The issue of choosing a measure of restraint in the form of detention without bail is being decided. The offender faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
As a reminder, on Thursday afternoon, 20 February, an explosion occurred in Odesa: an unknown object detonated. Three cars were damaged.
