The SSU detained Russian agents suspected of planning terrorist attacks in Kyiv until May 9

The Security Service of Ukraine detained Russian intelligence agents who are suspected of planning four terrorist attacks in Kyiv on May 9. They face life imprisonment.

According to the SSU, the detainees turned out to be agents of the Russian MDI, who installed explosive devices in construction hypermarkets of a well-known chain and near one of the cafes.

«Improvised explosive devices were disguised in tea packages. They consisted of a timer, a detonator and plastic explosives with an incendiary mixture that was supposed to cause large-scale fires. According to the plan of the Russian special services, the explosives were to be detonated during the peak hours of hypermarkets in order to cause maximum damage to the civilian population. In addition, it was planned to place it among flammable materials so that such a fire could not be extinguished quickly,» the SSU said.

It is noted that another terrorist attack was supposed to take place near a popular Kyiv cafe. The agents of the Russian Federation wanted to plant explosive devices in a car parked nearby. In this way, the Russians wanted to destabilize the situation in Ukraine, as well as send a signal on May 9, a symbolic day for them, about the alleged presence of a Russian underground in Kyiv, which is waiting for the arrival of the «Russian world».

«By planning these terrorist attacks, the Russian special services once again demonstrated their criminal essence. We managed to anticipate and foiled the enemy's plans in time. Every step of the criminals is documented — they will receive a well-deserved punishment. Like everyone who tries to work for the benefit of the Russian Federation. It is symbolic that the dates to which the Russians want to time their terrorist attacks are gradually becoming a symbol of the failure of their special services,» stressed the Head of the SSU, Vasyl Maliuk.

According to the investigation, the curator of the terrorist attacks in the Russian Federation was Yurii Syzov, an employee of the MDI. He personally gave instructions to recruited agents and even recorded video instructions for installing an explosive device in one of the stores of the same chain in the Moscow region.

«In particular, Yurii Syzov was also responsible for conducting sabotage in Ukraine, which was supposed to take place in Lviv Region in February 2024. At that time, the SSU also acted in advance and prevented the explosions,» the report says.

So far, the law enforcement officers have established the entire chain of this network, including intelligence and combat groups, smugglers who delivered explosives from the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as the direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack: they were arrested «red handed» when they installed explosive devices in the third hypermarket.

So far, the detainees have been notified of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Article 111 (treason);
• Article 113 (sabotage);
• Article 258 (terrorist act).

They face life imprisonment.

It will be recalled that the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who planned to commit a terrorist act by blowing up the local post office in Zaporizhzhia. He faces life imprisonment.