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SSU and National Police detain enemy agents who tried to carry out terrorist attacks in Poltava and Dnipro

Security Service of Ukraine

10:00, 14 July 202

The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have prevented a series of terrorist attacks in Poltava and Dnipro. As a result of a special operation, two female agents of russia's military intelligence ('the GRU') have been apprehended. They were preparing to blow up judges and volunteers in the cities near the front line.

The investigation established that the orders of russian special services were carried out by two residents of Poltava who already have criminal records for drug trafficking and theft.

The repeat offenders came to the aggressor's attention through Telegram channels, where they were looking for 'easy money' after their release from prison.

The agents were given a task to physically eliminate representatives of judicial panels and well-known volunteers using improvised explosive devices.

To prepare the attacks, the agents split up: one remained in Poltava, where she began spying on potential 'targets,' while the other left for Dnipro with the same purpose.

Upon arrival in Dnipro, the asset received from her handler the coordinates of the bomb, which was hidden in the trunk of a scooter.

The woman then parked the booby-trapped vehicle near the car of a local judge, whom the occupiers planned to blow up using the remote-controlled IED.

To track the arrival of the official at the planned site of the terrorist attack, the agent installed a phone camera with remote access for the GRU opposite the location.

At that moment, she was detained by the SSU. Simultaneously, her accomplice was detained in Poltava.

As has been established by the investigation, before carrying out their main tasks the agents fulfilled a 'test' assignment by setting fire to a Ukrainian serviceman's car.

SSU investigators have notified the detainees of suspicion of committing crimes under several Articles of the CCU:

• 111.2 (high treason, committed under martial law);
• 15.2, 258.2 (completed attempt to commit a terrorist act, by a group, upon prior conspiracy);
• 28.2, 114-1.1 (obstruction of the AFU's lawful activities during a special period, committed by a group, upon prior conspiracy).

The suspects are in custody and face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The operations were carried out by the SSU Offices in Dnipropetrovsk and Poltava regions jointly with the National Police under the procedural supervision of Poltava Region Prosecutor's Office and Dnipropetrovsk Specialized Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region.