Russian special services agent tried to blow up police unit in Kyiv city center, detained - SBU
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A Russian agent who set up a tripwire with a grenade to kill police officers was detained in the center of Kyiv. The attacker turned out to be a repeat offender who acted on the instructions of Russian special services, the SBU reported.
The Security Service and the National Police detained an agent of the Russian special services who tried to blow up a police unit in the center of Kyiv, the SBU reported on Tuesday, UNN reports.
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"The SBU and the National Police detained a Russian agent who committed a terrorist attack in the center of Kyiv on November 17 this year on the order of enemy special services," the special service said.
On that day, a police unit responded to a call about domestic violence in an apartment building in the Pechersk district of the capital.
"When law enforcement officers attempted to enter the apartment, a so-called "tripwire" with an F-1 grenade went off at the entrance to the premises. As it turned out, no one lived in the apartment, and the "call" by a woman's voice to the 102 line was a fake to lure the police into a trap and kill them," the SBU said.
"According to the SBU, this terrorist attack was planned by Russian special services. To carry it out, they remotely engaged a 43-year-old resident of Kyiv region, who had already served 6 sentences for robbery, theft and prison break," the SBU said.
Before installing the tripwire, the agent reportedly performed a "test" task: he set fire to a relay cabinet of Ukrzaliznytsia on the outskirts of the capital and sent the relevant videos to the curator. "After that, the recidivist received step-by-step instructions for committing a terrorist attack against Ukrainian law enforcement officers," the SBU said.
"The attacker rented an apartment in the center of Kyiv, installed a tripwire with a live grenade, as well as video cameras that were supposed to record the explosion in real time. As a result of professional police actions, no one was injured in the explosion. Shortly afterward, law enforcement officers detained the suspect "in hot pursuit," the special service said .
The suspect was served a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (terrorist act). The man is in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.
