The SBU CI prevented four terrorist attacks in Kyiv that were to take place on May 9. As a result of a multi-stage special operation, SBU detained Russian agents who were installing explosive devices in construction hypermarkets of a well-known chain and near a cafe.
According to the available data, the improvised explosive devices were disguised in tea bags. They consisted of a timer, a detonator, and plastic explosives with an incendiary mixture that was intended to cause large-scale fires.
According to the Russian secret service’s plan, the explosives were to detonate during peak hours of hypermarket traffic to cause maximum damage to civilians. In addition, it was planned to be placed among flammable materials so that such a fire could not be quickly extinguished.
Another terrorist attack was to take place near a popular Kyiv cafe. Russian agents wanted to plant explosive devices in a car parked nearby.
The SBU CI established that the curator of the Russian terrorist attacks was a member of the GRU, Yuriy Syzov, who serves in the military unit No. 92154.
He personally gave instructions to the recruited agents and even recorded a video instruction on how to install an explosive device in one of the stores of the same chain in Moscow region.
The SBU had been monitoring his activities for a long time and documented the criminal actions of the agents step by step.
In particular, Yuriy Syzov was also responsible for a sabotage in Ukraine that was to take place in Lviv region in February 2024. At that time, the SBU was also proactive and prevented the explosions.
The SBU has now identified the entire chain of this network, including the agent and combat teams, smugglers who delivered explosives from Russia, as well as the direct perpetrators of the terrorist attack: they were detained red-handed while they were installing explosive devices in the third hypermarket.
Currently, the detainees have been notified of suspicion in connection with their crimes, in particular under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
▪️ Art. 111 (high treason);
▪️ Art. 113 (sabotage);
▪️ Art. 258 (terrorist act).
They face life imprisonment.
