SBU: 19-year-old student tried to blow up a bus carrying soldiers in Rivne on a handler's orders
Place: RivneRegion: Ukraine-wide and the front lineautomatic summary
Where the versions diverge
The information comes from the SBU and prosecutors; the involvement of Russian intelligence has not been independently verified. Russian sources in the sample do not cover the story.
What Russia reports
no reports found
What Ukraine reports
automatic summary The Rivne regional prosecutor's office and the SBU said a 19-year-old Kyiv resident was charged with a completed attempted terrorist act: according to investigators, he planted an explosive device under a military minibus for money and set up a disguised phone opposite it for surveillance; at night his handler tried to detonate it remotely.
“Студент активував вибуховий пристрій та розмістив його під мікроавтобусом Сил оборони України.”
- СБУ: Студент намагався підірвати автобус із воїнами ЗСУ у Рівному — Ukrainska Pravda, 12 October, 09:23
What independent sources report
automatic summary Kyiv Independent, citing the SBU, writes that the suspect was recruited by Russian intelligence services through Telegram channels offering quick earnings.
“The suspect acted in exchange for money after being recruited by Russian intelligence services through Telegram channels offering quick earnings”
- SBU detains 19-year-old suspected of plotting bomb attack on bus full of soldiers — Kyiv Independent, 12 October, 17:07
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