SBU detains man who planted explosives near Izmail shopping center

SBU CI detained a man in Odesa region on suspicion of attempting to commit terrorist acts in the region.

In particular, according to the SBU press service, he tried to detonate two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Izmail.

The attacks were supposed to take place one after the other, during rush hour. One explosion was to take place near the district's Territorial Center for Recruitment and Social Support, and the other near another military facility located nearby.

In this way, the Russians, according to the SBU, hoped to kill as many military and civilian residents of the port city as possible. The SBU officers exposed the enemy's plan in advance and detained the agent when he was planting explosives in a flower garden near a defense building.

According to the case file, the executor of the Russian order was a 27-year-old local car mechanic recruited by the enemy. He came to the attention of the occupiers while looking for easy money on Telegram channels.

According to the available data, representatives of the enemy special service were going to activate the IED on their own. In order to carry out remote detonation and obtain video evidence of the explosions, the racists instructed the agent to rent an apartment overlooking both sites of the planned attacks. The agent used this apartment not only to install cameras, but also to manufacture explosives, which he hid in fire extinguishers and stuffed with metal nuts for greater damage.

SBU investigators served the offender a notice of suspicion of an unfinished attempted terrorist act. The offender is in custody. He faces up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

Earlier, a couple who were preparing a terrorist attack against the military at the Memorial of the 411th Battery was detained in Odesa. Law enforcement officers seized an explosive device and prevented the tragedy.

Кирило Бойко