According to RT, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) announced that it had dismantled a network of alleged "Ukrainian students" operating in the city of St. Petersburg. Petersburg.
The three suspects, all Russian citizens aged 19 to 32, were accused of planning to plant bombs in the car of a defense corporation leader.
According to the FSB, the two suspects were tasked with monitoring and reconnaissance the target's private home area. The explosives were then prepared to be handed over to the third suspect through a cemetery hiding place. The suspect dressed as an elderly woman, approached the scene and prepared to plant a bomb before being arrested by security forces.
All three suspects, during the questioning process, admitted to the terrorist plot and stated that they had contacted a contact in Ukraine via a messaging app.
One said he had only been on the network since July, while the other two said they had been on since June, with the task of buying spare batteries, phones, bicycles and installing surveillance cameras.
The FSB believes the bomb could have been remotely detonated by a coordinator in Ukraine. The agency accused the General Department of Intelligence of the Ministry of National Defense (GUR) of being behind the plot. Ukraine has not yet commented.
Three Russian suspects have been prosecuted for planning a terrorist attack and illegally storing explosives. In addition, the investigation agency is also considering prosecuting criminal responsibility for participating in terrorist organizations and treason under the Russian Penal Code, with a sentence of up to life in prison.
