An explosive in a toy. Agents of the Russian Federation were detained in Zhytomyr, who were preparing a terrorist attack against police officers – the SBU

Law enforcement officers detained in Zhytomyr suspects of cooperation with Russian special services, who were preparing a terrorist attack against employees of the National Police.

This was reported by the Security Service of Ukraine on Thursday, January 23.

According to the investigation, the two suspects planned to blow up the police outfit, which was supposed to arrive after a fake call to 102.

“To commit a terrorist attack, the perpetrators rented an apartment in the regional center in advance and installed two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) there. One of the explosives was hidden in a soft toy, the other was connected to a mobile phone, the camera of which filmed the entrance to the apartment. With the help of remote access to this gadget, the enemy planned to activate both SVPs when the police entered the room through the open door,” the message reads.

The perpetrators themselves were supposed to hide in a hotel room, and after the explosion report about it to their Russian curator.

“The detainees turned out to be two residents of Dnipropetrovsk region, whom the enemy recruited remotely through Telegram channels in search of “easy” money. According to the instructions of the occupiers, the young men arrived in Zhytomyr by bus. After arriving in the city, they received the geolocation of the hiding place via messenger, from which they took out two packages with explosive devices for committing a terrorist attack,” the SBU said, noting that the SVPs filled with stones were disguised as thermoses.

Based on this fact, criminal proceedings have been initiated under Part 2 Art. 15, ch. 2 Art. 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (completed attempt to commit a terrorist act based on a prior conspiracy by a group of persons). Detainees face up to 12 years in prison with confiscation of property.

As reported by ArmiyaInform, a well-known lawyer from Dnipro was detained during an attempt to escape from the country, who was correcting missile strikes of the Russian Federation.