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According to SBU materials 15 years in prison was received by a deserter who, on orders from the Russian Federation, prepared a terrorist attack in central Zaporizhzhia
Based on the evidentiary base of counterintelligence and investigators of the Security Service 15 years of imprisonment with confiscation of property was received by a Russian agent whom the SBU exposed in May 2025 while preparing a terrorist attack in Zaporizhzhia.
As the investigation established, the perpetrator received an order from the Russian Federation to install an improvised explosive device in the central part of the frontline city.
The Russian special services then planned to remotely detonate the explosive at rush hour to cause the maximum number of civilian casualties.
SBU counterintelligence acted preemptively and detained the agent “in the act” while he was assembling the explosive in a rented apartment in Zaporizhzhia.
According to the case materials, the preparation of the terrorist attack was carried out by an enemy-recruited mobilized soldier from Myrnohrad in Donetsk region, who had unlawfully left his military unit.
He came onto the radars of the Russians when, after fleeing the unit, he began looking for “easy” earnings in Telegram channels.
The recruited perpetrator received a “test” task: to scout the locations of checkpoints and other deployment sites of the Defense Forces in Kyiv, where the deserter was hiding.
Soon the handler from the Russian Federation instructed him to prepare a terrorist attack in central Zaporizhzhia. To do this, the agent arrived in the regional center and rented premises to manufacture an improvised explosive device (IED) according to instructions from the Russian special services.
During a search of the detainee’s temporary lodging, components for an IED were seized. Additionally, a miniature camera was found on him that he intended to install near the planned attack site to record the consequences of the blast in real time.
According to Security Service materials, the court found the agent guilty under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ part 2 art. 111 (state treason committed under martial law);
▪️ part 4 art. 408 (desertion committed under martial law);
▪️ part 2 art. 15, part 1 art. 263 (completed attempt at illegal handling of explosive substances);
▪️ part 2 art. 263-1 (illegal manufacture of explosive substances or explosive devices).
The investigation was conducted by SBU officers in the Zaporizhzhia region under the procedural supervision of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for Defense in the Eastern region.
