Two individuals who agreed to carry out a terrorist attack in Kyiv on Russia's orders in exchange for the chance to enter Russia have been detained near the border with Belarus.
Source: Kyiv City Prosecutor's Office; National Police of Ukraine
Details: Investigators said unidentified individuals posing as former employees of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) had used Telegram to look for people willing to stage a terrorist attack in Kyiv. As a reward for committing the crime, they offered them the chance to benefit from a so-called "Amnesty" programme, promising that the perpetrators of the attack would be allowed into Russia without filtration.
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The suspects – a serviceman who had gone AWOL and a shop assistant – agreed to stage the attack in exchange for a promise that they would be taken to Russia. In addition to carrying out the assignment, each of the men was to transfer US$1,000 to the Russians' "crypto wallet", supposedly to ensure they could pass checks without any problems.
