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SBU uncovered the head of a political force and a former deputy head of the State Emergency Service, Averianov, in planning terrorist acts, arsons, and an attempt against a civic activist
The Security Service of Ukraine prevented a series of high-profile terrorist acts, arsons, and a targeted attack that were being planned in Ukraine.
As a result of a multi-stage operation, the former deputy head of the State Emergency Service and his accomplices, who were preparing an attack on the life of a public activist, were charged.
The SBU also documented crimes of the leader of the Chernihiv regional organization of a well-known political force, who, hiding outside Ukraine, according to the investigation, organized and financed terrorist acts and arsons in western and northern Ukraine. According to Anticor sources, this refers to Oleg Averianov.
It was established that members of the criminal group planned to blow up a construction crane near a housing complex in Chernihiv.
According to the organizers' plan, after the explosion the crane would topple onto a nearby multi-story building and civilian cars, which could have caused numerous casualties among local residents.
To carry out the crime, the defendants sought performers, using personal connections in the criminal milieu.
First of all, this was handled by another leader of the gang, who acted under the guise of the head of the regional cell of a well-known public organization.
At the same time, the perpetrators did not realize that at this stage every move of theirs was being recorded by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine.
As a result of proactive actions, an operational combination was carried out, with which it was possible to integrate controlled persons into the criminal group and simulate an explosion.
In this way, SBU officers prevented another terrorist act — the explosion of a TCC in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. According to instructions received from the organizers, the “performers” manufactured a homemade bomb based on plastic explosive and detonators, to be thrown into the window of the administrative building.
With the leadership of the TCC and SP Ivano-Frankivsk region's assistance, SBU officers managed to simulate an explosion on the territory of the administrative building.
After this, the former deputy head of the State Emergency Service, according to the investigation, ordered the explosion of private houses belonging to the head and two other judges of the Chernihiv Court of Appeal, who in 2024 year sentenced him to 7 years in prison for car theft.
The former top official also ordered an attack on a local activist. The target was a blogger from Chernihiv region whom the defendant tasked with shooting limbs with a firearm and dousing with sulfuric acid.
As part of the counteraction to the crime, the attempted act, like the arsons, was prevented, and the organizers were notified of suspicion under several articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
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