The agents turned out to be 19-year-old residents of Dnipropetrovsk region.
One of the detained agents
In Zhitomir, Russian agents who were going to blow up a police squad that was supposed to arrive at a call on 102.
This was reported by the SBU and the National Police.
In order to commit the terrorist act, the detainees had rented an apartment in the regional center in advance and installed two homemade explosive devices (IEDs) there.
Law enforcement officers found an IED in the apartment, disguised in a soft toy, a portable speaker, and a thermos with an explosive substance. They also found two mobile phones, which were intended for observation and activation of the explosives.
An examination established that the IEDs were equipped in thermoses and filled with stones to enhance the destructive effect in the event of detonation.
Explosives hidden in a toy
Using remote access, the enemy planned to activate both SVPs when police officers entered the room through the open door.
Before this time, the agents were supposed to leave the rented apartment and hide in a hotel room to receive further instructions from their Russian handler. The SBU officers acted ahead of the game: they documented the entire preparation of the attackers for the terrorist attack and detained both defendants in their hotel immediately after a call to the National Police hotline.
One of the detained enemy agents
The detainees turned out to be two 19-year-old residents of Dnipropetrovsk region. They received assignments from the Russian special services through a Telegram channel. The young people were instructed to pick up a bag with unknown contents at a specified geolocation in the Andrushivska community of Zhitomir. They then delivered it to a rented apartment in a multi-story building located in the center of Zhitomir. They were promised a generous reward for this “work”.
Currently, law enforcement officers are establishing the identity of the customer who coordinated the criminal actions. A number of examinations have been ordered to establish the composition of the seized substances.
SBU investigators informed the detainees of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (an attempt to commit a terrorist act by prior conspiracy by a group of persons has been completed).
Currently, the perpetrators are in custody. They face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.