The Security Service and the National Police detained underage Russian agents who detonated explosives near two police stations in Kharkiv, the SBU reported on Monday, UNN reports.
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"The Security Service and the National Police detained two more minors who were involved in criminal activities against Ukraine by Russian special services. According to the investigation, on December 8 and 9, 2024, while performing the tasks of the occupiers, these suspects detonated explosive devices near police stations in the Sloboda and Kholodnohirsk districts of Kharkiv. No one was injured as a result of the events," the special service reported on social media.
SBU counterintelligence, as stated, exposed both offenders "in hot pursuit". "The enemy agents were two 15-year-old residents of the regional center - a boy and a girl. The occupants recruited them through Telegram channels in search of "easy" money," the SBU said.
"It was established that the defendants acted separately from each other and each carried out "his" terrorist attack, but on the instructions of a joint curator from Russia. Thus, to fulfill his "own" task, the young man prepared homemade explosives with his own hands. For this purpose, he was provided with detailed instructions, in particular, to fill the explosive device with metal balls and install a detonator for remote activation. The girl took the ready-made explosive from the cache," the SBU said.
Then, according to the SBU, each of the defendants "independently disguised the explosive devices in packages and left them in garbage containers near police stations.
It is also stated that the attackers covertly installed mobile phones near these buildings, through which the enemy remotely detonated and recorded the consequences of the explosions on video.
"According to the available data, the aggressor hoped to sow panic and undermine the socio-political situation in the region through these explosions," the SBU said.
The detainees were served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act). Despite the young age of the defendants, they face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property for committing a particularly serious crime.
Kharkiv: SBU detains Russian agents preparing terrorist attacks18.11.24, 10:09