Preparing terrorist attack near pedestrian zone on Independence Square: SBU detains Russian agents. PHOTOS
Two Russian female agents have been detained in Kyiv whilst preparing an assassination attempt on a member of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
This was reported by the SSU press service, as reported by Censor.NET.
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The women planned to blow up a Ukrainian serviceman in his car, which was parked near the pedestrian zone on Independence Square.
One of the agents was to place a homemade explosive device under the car for subsequent remote detonation.
Thus, the Russians were attempting not only to kill the soldier, but also to cause the maximum number of civilian casualties.
"Even before the attempt to plant the explosive, SBU officers discovered a GPS tracker fitted to the soldier’s car. This enabled them to foil the Russians’ plan in time and detain both female agents.
One was caught red-handed when she came to collect a homemade bomb from a hideout; the other was arrested at her home, where nearly 6 kg of explosives were found," the statement reads.
It is known that the women were operating independently. The enemy recruited them through their acquaintances in the Russian Federation who collaborate with Russian special services.
"One of the agents is an unemployed resident of the Sumy region who, lured by the promise of ‘easy money’, travelled to Kyiv, checked into a hotel and constructed a homemade explosive device (HED) following video instructions from a handler in the Russian Federation.
The woman planted the finished bomb in a hiding place at one of the capital’s cemeteries. To maintain her cover on the way to the cemetery, she ‘disguised’ herself as an elderly woman wearing a headscarf with flowers," the SBU stated.
Another female agent was supposed to retrieve the explosives from a hideout and attach them, along with a GPS tracker, to the soldier’s car.
"She turned out to be a former owner of a confectionery shop in Sevastopol who had been recruited by the enemy. When her business failed, Russian security service agents offered to clear her debts in exchange for her cooperation. Acting on instructions from the ruscists, the woman travelled to Kyiv, where she initially spied on the Ukrainian soldier to establish his whereabouts and travel routes with a view to carrying out a terrorist attack.
"During searches, a wig was seized from her, which she had planned to wear whilst planting a bomb in the soldier’s car," the Security Service stated.
The two women have now been charged under several sections of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 2 of Article 111 (high treason committed under martial law);
- Article 27(5), Article 258(1) (aiding and abetting the commission of a terrorist act);
- Article 14(1), Article 28(1), Article 258(1) (preparation for the commission of a terrorist act by a group of persons acting in concert);
- Article 263(1) (unlawful acquisition of an explosive device);
- Article 263-1(1) (unlawful manufacture of an explosive device).
They are being held in custody without the right to bail. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
