Ukrainian Special Agents Injured as They Make Bomb to Assassinate Russian Military Man

Agents of Ukrainian special services were preparing a terrorist attack against a Russian military man, but the improvised explosive device (IED) detonated prematurely, injuring them in the process. The incident occurred back on April 12 in a multi-story residential building in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO).

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According to the FSB, the target was a volunteer battalion fighter from the Russian Ministry of Defense, participating in the special military operation. His identity has not been disclosed.

A total of five people were injured, two apartments were destroyed in the explosion.

During interrogation, the Ukrainian agents admitted guilt and expressed remorse for their actions.

Russian special services arrested three suspects: a Ukrainian-born man (b. 1980) who had obtained Russian citizenship, a Belarusian citizen (b. 1976), and a Moldovan citizen (b. 1977).

The Moldovan suspect allegedly transported IED components disguised as a cordless screwdriver and an aromatic candle in a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van. The items were delivered to him in Ivano-Frankivsk by a Ukrainian intelligence agent, Valentin Pavlyuk (b. 1986).

Criminal charges have been filed under articles of the Russian Criminal Code for "Terrorist Act," "Attempted Murder," and "Intentional Destruction of Property." All suspects have been placed in custody.

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The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) is the principal security agency of Russia and the main successor agency to the Soviet Union's KGB; its immediate predecessor was the Federal Counterintelligence Service (FSK) which was reorganized into the FSB in 1995. The three major structural successor components of the former KGB that remain administratively independent of the FSB are the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), the Federal Protective Service (FSO), and the Main Directorate of Special Programs of the President of the Russian Federation (GUSP).