Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov held an operational meeting with the heads of the security and defense sector dedicated to developing adequate measures to counter Russian hybrid threats.

According to him, in recent months there has been a systemic escalation of subversive activities "that the Russian Federation is implementing against Ukraine in the framework of hybrid aggression".

"Today, as a result of the terrorist attack in Kiev, one of the best Ukrainian military scouts, Maxim Shapoval, was killed, who took an active part in defending the Ukrainian state from the Russian invasion," Turchinov said, adding that the terrorist attack was carried out in the same scenario as And the murder of Ukrainian counterintelligence officer Colonel Alexander Kharabiush in March of this year. "There is every reason to believe that these murders were planned and organized with the direct participation of Russian special services," said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine.

Turchynov said that he is investigating this crime. The Main Military Prosecutor's Office. "At the same time, this terrorist act is aimed at intimidation and destabilization of the situation in the state," said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine after the end of the operational meeting. "It's no accident that the terrorist act coincided with a large-scale cyber attack, which also has a Russian trace," he added..

Based on the results of the meeting, taking into account the high level of the terrorist threat, a number of measures have been taken to strengthen the counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence regime in Kiev and other regions of Ukraine. "I appeal to citizens with a request to increase vigilance, and to understand with understanding the measures taken within the framework of the Ukrainian security legislation," said the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, noting that the criminal actions of the enemy will receive a worthy response.