Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a Ukrainian military intelligence agent sent to the country to commit a terrorist act. The FSB also reported the detention of two agents of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who were collecting data on strategic sites in the country, reports TASS.
"Security officials detained an agent of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, sent to the territory of our country to commit a terrorist act," the FSB said in a statement.
The detainee is a resident of the Kiev region Alexander Viktorovich Tsilik, born in 1998. of the Special Reserve of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the GUR of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, "said the FSB. The attack was planned to be carried out by detonating two improvised explosive devices with a total mass of 1.5 kg in TNT equivalent.
"Two agents of the Security Service of Ukraine were detained - Zinovy Zinovievich Koval, born in 1974, and his son Igor Zinovievich Koval, born in 1999, who arrived in Russia to gather information and take photos and videos. of strategically important life support companies and transport infrastructure ", the FSB said in a separate statement.
According to the FSB, "the detainees have admitted to being recruited by Colonel Vasily Vasilyevich Kovalik, born in 1973, who was recruited by the current Ternopil SBU officer, who was tasked with gathering information on strategic sites for a $ 10,000 reward. . "
The FSB also said that short-barreled and automatic weapons, as well as personal protective equipment, were found in the detainees' car and sent for inspection.
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