Russia-hired bomber arrested while plotting to blow up army officer in Odesa

Russia-hired bomber arrested while plotting to blow up army officer in Odesa

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The Security Service detained a Russian asset who intended to assassinate a Ukrainian Army officer in Odesa.

This was reported by the SBU press office, Ukrinform saw.

As a result of the raid, security operatives apprehended the suspect who had been tasked with planting a bomb to kill their target.

The investigation learned that the Russians recruited the local man, 31, via Telegram as he was searching  for easy money.

Initially, he was given a test task to set a military vehicle on fire. After the asset completed the task, his second mission was to assassinate a military serviceman.

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He was supposed to retrieve an improvised explosive device from a cache and plant it at the designated location – at a playground in a residential neighborhood – for the Russians to remotely activate the IED when required.

The operatives detained the perpetrator as he was planting the IED.

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The suspect shall be remanded in custody without bail, awaiting trial.

As Ukrinform reported, SBU counterintelligence operatives detained a Russian spy in Odesa region as he was setting up IEDs for future terror attacks in southern Ukraine.

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