Deputy Governor of the Zaporozhye region, Yevhen Balitsky, said law enforcement in Melitopol detained three people aged 49, 30 and 26, who belonged to the Ukrainian sabotage and reconnaissance group, who were involved in terrorist attacks in the region. He reported this in his news telegraph channel.
“It has been determined that they were the ones who undermined the railway line, and that they also prepared assassination attempts against the train station employees and administrative staff. The explosives they took from the caches prepared by the SBU and the components of the hand-made explosives were confiscated.
He also added that detainees “will be sentenced to life imprisonment”.
It was learned that he was in Melitopol before. detained car with saboteurs. It was noted that the trunk contained two machine guns, about 500 rounds of ammunition, as well as RGD and F1 bombs.
Prior to this, a representative of the Russian special services stated that the Security Service of Ukraine has about 20 networks. disclosed In the Zaporozhye region since the beginning of the Russian special military operation.
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a special military operation in Ukraine in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.