Security forces prevented a terrorist attack in Zaporizhzhia - Security Service of Ukraine

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO - THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022, 12:35 PM

The Security Service of Ukraine reports that it has prevented a terrorist attack in Zaporizhzhia and detained the would-be perpetrator.

Source: Security Service of Ukraine spokesman Artem Dekhtiarenko

Direct speech: "The malefactor was an inhabitant of Dnipro, born in 1966. He wanted to sow chaos and panic in Zaporizhzhia and for this he planned a crime at a mass gathering in the city centre.

He made the explosive device himself and disguised it under a crutch. He inserted a pyrocartridge, an explosive, into its cavity, and to increase the resulting damage, he filled the explosive with items intended to cause injury: nails and bolts.

The man tried to "leave a confusing trail", arriving in Zaporizhzhia from the western region two days before the planned date of the terrorist attack.

The Security Service of Ukraine managed to reveal his criminal intentions and foil his plans. The Ukrainian special services detained him in an "underground" apartment, and the explosive was neutralised. "

Details: It is reported that investigative and operational actions are underway, the individual detained is giving evidence, and investigators are looking into the possible involvement of the Russian special services.