““According to the instructions of the Russian special service, even at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the attackers were preparing to forcibly seize state institutions in Odesa””, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to the report, as a result of the special operation, the head of the cell and his “right-hand man” were detained. They seized more than 70 firearms with optical sights and ammunition, as well as body armor, helmets, ballistic glasses and other tactical equipment.
“According to the instructions of the Russian special service, even at the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation, the attackers were preparing to seize state institutions in Odesa region by force. In addition to storming administrative buildings, the participants were supposed to attack the Defense Forces from the rear if the occupiers approached the port city. However, after the failures of the Rashists at the front, this operational-combat group was put into standby mode and activated only in the summer of 2024, when it received secret tasks,” the message reads.
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According to the case materials, the resident (senior) of the intelligence-combat group was a 49-year-old resident of occupied Crimea who, after Russia captured the peninsula, moved to Odesa, where at the beginning of the full-scale war, he began to form operational combat units under the guise of several public organizations, the SBU says.
“In the event of the capture of Odesa, the members of the group were promised “positions” in the local occupation administration of the Russian Federation. In general, those involved recruited more than two dozen people into the enemy cell, who were subordinate to their leader according to the principles of military hierarchy. Currently, all of them are under investigation, comprehensive measures are underway to bring them to justice for crimes against Ukraine,” the message reads.
According to the SBU, the detainees were informed of the suspicion under the articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine about “actions aimed at violent change or overthrow of the constitutional order or at the seizure of state power, committed by a group of persons following a prior conspiracy” and “creating paramilitary or armed formations not provided for by law.”
The detainees are in custody, they face up to 10 years in prison with confiscation of property.
Against the background of the full-scale invasion of Russia, law enforcement officers regularly report the arrests in various regions of Ukraine of those suspected of collaborationism, subversive activities to the detriment of Ukraine, and treason.