Russian special services, conducting subversive activities on the territory of Ukraine, set the goal of killing public and political figures. This was reported by the head of the SBU Vasily Hrytsak during a briefing.
"The aim is to kill certain social and political figures. As a rule, it should be some bright personality. And regardless of the authorities or the opposition, to kill such a leader brought the expected public response to them. We have been warned of a number of similar terrorist attacks. During the last month of the Security Service, three such groups were identified, "he said..
Gritsak also said that the SBU has operational information on the intensification of reconnaissance and sabotage activities of Russian special services on the territory of Ukraine.
"Recently, the SBU has recorded a significant activation of Russian special services on the territory of our state," he said..
According to Grytsak, the FSB sends sabotage groups for the commission of terrorist acts, murders of statesmen.
"The main objectives are strategic facilities for life support, infrastructure. It also sets the goal of killing certain social and political figures, "he said..
According to Gritsak, only in the last month the SBU prevented three such terrorist attacks.
"In particular, in Kharkiv on July 17, the leader and organizer of the DRG was detained, prepared by the General Staff of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. They were instructed to kill several public figures of Ukraine. I can not give a surname, because these people did not give permission for the disclosure of their names, "he said..
According to the head of the SBU, to commit one of the murders planned to use the quadrupter.
"The next group was detained on July 13 in Mariupol. This group planned to undermine one of the divisions of the National Guard of Ukraine. Members of DRG detained during the laying of an anti-personnel mine. Such a mine is not produced or used in Ukraine. This mine - the Russian production, "- said Gritsak.
Also, Gritsak recalled that on July 24 in Odessa detained saboteurs who committed a car bombing.