FSB officers prevented a terrorist attack in a dormitory of military university cadets in the Moscow region, detaining a serviceman from the Ministry of Defense who was preparing to carry it out, recruited by Ukrainian intelligence services, TASS reports citing the agency's press service.
According to security forces, during the search, components for making an explosive device were seized from the serviceman, and in the phone, they found «correspondence with a Ukrainian handler discussing the planned crime».
The Investigative Committee stated that the military preparing the terrorist attack in the Moscow region was part of a terrorist community, without specifying details.
In the published video, the detainee stated that he was supposed to wrap himself with explosives and carry out a suicide bombing in a military unit, for which he was promised the evacuation of children to one of the foreign countries.
The Main Military Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has initiated a criminal case under articles on «preparation for a terrorist attack» and «illegal storage of explosives».