Ukrainian servicemen detained during prevention of terrorist attack against Russian opposition leader
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports the detention of servicemen from a unit of the Defense Forces of Ukraine and injuries resulting from a special operation that disrupted a Russian special services terrorist attack targeting a leader of the Russian opposition political national movement, who had arrived in Ukraine for Independence Day.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports that they detained servicemen from an Ukrainian Defense Forces unit during a special operation aimed at thwarting a Russian special services terrorist attack. The target of the planned attack was a leader of the Russian opposition political national movement who had arrived in Ukraine for Independence Day celebrations.
The SBU conducted urgent investigative actions to gather evidence as part of a pre-trial investigation into the alleged terrorist act orchestrated by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). During a search at a specific address, a group of assailants launched an armed assault on the SBU operational-investigative team, seeking to impede the investigation process and block law enforcement vehicles with their own vehicles.
To ensure the safety of the investigative team and neutralize the armed resistance, a special unit from the SBU Special Operations Center 'Alpha' was deployed. According to the SBU statement, law enforcement officers employed weapons while subduing the armed resistance, resulting in injuries sustained by the attackers. As a consequence of the incident, those who resisted were detained.
Initial investigative findings suggest that the detained individuals are members of one of the Ukrainian Defense Forces units. The Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) disclosed that weapons and documents were confiscated from the detainees. The PGO has initiated a pre-trial investigation into the threats and attempted assassination of law enforcement officers.
Ongoing investigative actions are underway, as established by the procedural guidance of the Prosecutor General's Office. Earlier, the SBU had reported in coordination with the Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense that they had successfully prevented a terrorist attack prepared by the Russian FSB against a Russian opposition leader who had arrived in Kyiv for Independence Day festivities.
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