The Security Service of Ukraine has foiled new terrorist attacks in Odesa. As a result of preemptive action, three FSB agents were detained – they were preparing to blow up cars and homes of Ukrainian servicemen and their families.

The attacks were to be carried out by remotely activating improvised explosive devices. In this way, the russians hoped not only to eliminate the military, but also to spread panic among the civilians.

The main targets were officers of the SSU’s special-purpose units and servicemen of the Armed Forces involved in combat operations on the southern front.

Initially, agents spent a lot of time monitoring where Ukrainian defenders lived and where they parked their cars.

Later, they received coordinates from russia’s federal security service for a cache, from which they took two IEDs. The perpetrators planned to plant both bombs near the entrance to the apartment of two Defence Forces servicemen.

Then the terrorists were to take new IEDs from caches to blow up the cars of the next targets.

The Security Service acted preemptively and detained the enemy accomplices when they were driving to the homes of Ukrainian military personnel with the explosive devices.

According to the investigation, russia’s task was carried out by three local residents: a 36-year-old draft evader and his two accomplices – a deserter and a representative of a public order protection NGO.

At the place of detention, IEDs and smartphones with evidence of contacts with the enemy, were seized from the suspects.

SSU investigators notified the detainees of suspicion under Article 111.2 of the CCU (high treason, committed under martial law).

The suspects are in custody without bail and face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The operation was carried out jointly with the SSU Special Operations Centre ‘A’ and investigators of the SSU Odesa Office under the procedural supervision of the regional Prosecutor’s Office.