In Sievierodonetsk city, SSU CI prevented a terrorist attack against top expert in developing advanced military equipment and arms for the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The executor, the former RLF militant of so-called LNR, was detained under Art. 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine while putting an IED in the vehicle of the military expert.

SSU CI officers established that the terrorist entered the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine and following instructions of the Russian special services planned to blow up the vehicle with a military expert.

Allegedly, the neutralization of the Ukrainian citizen was to be the Russian special services revenge due to his testimony in the criminal case against the Russian FSB intelligence network, which was exposed by the SBU in February 2021. Reportedly, the Russian FSB agents have to get and transfer restricted information in the field of defense to Russian special service.

The perpetrator was served suspicion notice of involvement in a terrorist act. The issue of choosing a type of detention is being resolved.

The pre-trial investigation is underway.

The operation was carried out jointly with the Main Department of the National Police in Luhansk region under the supervision of the Luhansk Region Prosecutor's Office.