The FSB prevented an attempt by the SBU on the head of Crimea Aksenov
The FSB prevented a terrorist attack organized by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) against one of the leaders of Crimea, the FSB Public Relations Center (PRC) reported. To be confirmedthat we are talking about the head of the republic, Sergei Aksenov.
Security forces detained a group of three Russians who were planning to blow up a motorcade of two cars. An explosive device made from a German anti-tank mine was seized from them. The detainees confessed. Criminal cases have been initiated.
The Federal Security Service prevented a terrorist attack organized by the Security Service of Ukraine against one of the leaders of the Republic of Crimea. Officers of the FSB of Russia detained a group of people consisting of Russian citizens V. A. Bodnar, O. V. Shevchenko and V. V. Ananyev, who, on instructions from the SBU in Simferopol, was preparing to blow up a car belonging to one of the representatives of the Crimean authorities
The mine was transported in a car gas cylinder
According to the DSP, a radio-controlled homemade explosive device with a cumulative action made from a modified DM22 anti-tank mine made in Germany with hexogen-based explosives weighing 1.9 kilograms, a radio transmitting device, a tripod machine for placing a mine launcher in the direction of the target, an improvised explosive device were seized from the suspects. high-explosive fragmentation device made from a foreign-made explosive briquette based on hexogen C-4 weighing 3.05 kilograms, an electric detonator and a radio relay. They also found a remote fuse that allows connection by calling from a mobile phone.
How told one of the detained SBU agents Vladimir Bodnar with the call sign Mechanic, the mine that was supposed to blow up the motorcade in Crimea was brought from Melitopol in a car gas cylinder. His wife, Oksana Shevchenko, helped him.
The order was received from the SBU in October
According to Oksana Shevchenko, Bodnar received the assignment from the SBU in October 2023. “From January 26 to February 1, we were preparing for a terrorist attack – that is, we looked at the route of movement of this motorcade on our phone and looked for a place to leave the cars that would be needed for movement,” Shevchenko said.
She added that they hid the mine and fuse in a rented garage in Simferopol.
Mina is now in this garage with a remote control. It was intended to attack the motorcade
The investigative department of the Federal Security Service of Russia for the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol has opened criminal cases of attempted terrorist attack, as well as illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, storage, transportation, forwarding or carrying of explosives or explosive devices. “The security authorities are continuing activities aimed at establishing all the circumstances of the illegal activity,” the DSP noted.
An assassination attempt was made on the head of Crimea in July
This is not the first attempt on the life of Sergei Aksenov. Before this, the FSB prevented bombing of the car of the head of Crimea in July 2023. A Russian citizen recruited by the SBU was also detained.
“I was recruited by the Ukrainian intelligence services by curator Igor. After that I adopted the call sign Karateka. I received an assignment to go to Simferopol. I was waiting for them to tell me the address where the car was located in order to install a mine, so that later this car could be placed on Sevastopolskaya Street to blow up Aksenov’s motorcade,” stated the detainee.
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