SBU says it detained two Russian agents in Zaporizhia who planned a terrorist attack in Kyiv using an improvised explosive device. They aimed for maximum civilian casualties.
From: Kyiv Post — Two agents preparing a terrorist attack in Kyiv for Russian military intelligence (the GRU) were detained in the Zaporizhia region, Ukraine’s security service (SBU) and the National Police reported.
The agents were tasked with preparing an improvised explosive device and detonating it in a crowded place in the capital, the SBU press service stated Wednesday, Oct. 23.
According to the SBU counterintelligence: “the occupiers aimed to cause the maximum number of civilian casualties in Kyiv to spread panic among the citizens.”
The SBU said that Russian intelligence recruited a 20-year-old woman from Zaporizhia, who was looking for easy money through Telegram channels, to carry out the terrorist act.
After her recruitment, she was given detailed instructions on how to create an explosive device using improvised materials, the SBU said.
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