FSB's teen agent caught: Ukrainian intel foils terror attack in Kyiv
Illustrative photo: The Security Service of Ukraine thwarted a terrorist attack in Kyiv (facebook.com/SecurSerUkraine)
Counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) has prevented another terrorist attack that Russian special services planned to carry out in Kyiv, informs the SSU press service.
According to the investigation, the enemy accomplice turned out to be a 17-year-old boy who had already been suspected by law enforcement of setting military vehicles on fire. However, the court released him from custody and placed him under house arrest.
Taking advantage of this, the young man contacted his FSB handler again via messenger and informed him of his readiness to carry out tasks.
During operational activities, SSU officers intercepted information: the suspect had received a new task from the Russians — to blow up a building of the local Territorial Recruitment Center (TRC).
The Russians sent the boy the coordinates of a cache containing an improvised explosive device made using plastic explosives. He was then supposed to secretly plant the explosive under the walls of the military facility. The Russian special service planned to detonate it remotely along with their underage accomplice.
SSU officers detained the suspect red-handed as he retrieved the explosive from the cache and was heading toward the designated place.
Based on the collected evidence, SSU investigators informed the agent of suspicion under Part 1 of Article 14, Part 2 of Article 28, and Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (Preparation for a terrorist act committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy). Additionally, consideration is being given to further qualifying his actions under Part 2 of Article 111 of the Criminal Code (High treason committed under martial law).
The teenager is currently in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Previously RBC-Ukraine reported that, according to Olena Semykina, SSU head advisor, more than 600 individuals have been identified in Ukraine as having been recruited by Russian special services to carry out arson, terrorist attacks, and sabotage.
