Terrorist plot thwarted in Kiev: two young women, one of whom is a Ukrainian military officer, were preparing attacks at the behest of the Russian services
The Ukrainian security services announced the destruction of a new terrorist attack attempt, which targeted the Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions. According to the authorities, two young women were detained, one of whom was a military trainee in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, being accused of preparing attacks at the behest of the Russian services.
The two young women were arrested PHOTO: SBU
The operation was carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), in collaboration with the National Police of Ukraine. The investigation shows that one of the suspects would have been recruited through social networks and would have acted in coordination with agents of the FSB, Russia's federal security service, writes focus.
The two women, aged 24 and 25, were allegedly looking for opportunities to earn money and were offered various sums of money in an online messenger to make improvised explosive devices.
According to investigators, they bought the necessary components and prepared a chemical mixture under the guidance of a “cleaner”who gave them step-by-step instructions.
The suspects were detained in the apartment where they lived. During the searches, the law enforcement officers discovered chemical substances prepared for the manufacture of explosives, other components used in the construction of the devices, as well as a mobile phone that allegedly contained correspondence confirming the bombing plans.
According to Ukrainian law, the two risk up to 12 years in prison and confiscation of assets.
Links to the Kiev bombings
The authorities claim that the young women were part of the same network involved in the December 2025 attacks in the Darnîtkîi neighborhood of Kyiv. On December 11, several explosions rocked the capital of Ukraine. As a result of the explosions, one person lost his life and another was injured.
Later, the Kyiv Prosecutor's Office opened a criminal case for a terrorist act resulting in the death of a person. The first explosion occurred while two members of the National Guard were patrolling the area, and the second when the intervention teams had arrived on the scene.
In that case, three men aged 23, 25 and 27 were arrested. The investigation established that they would have acted at the behest of Russia, having been recruited with the promise of financial gains.
On January 4, another explosion occurred in the Obolonskîi district of Kyiv, where an SUV blew up in a residential yard. According to the authorities, the explosion occurred when the trunk was opened. A soldier was wounded by shrapnel.
The Kyiv prosecutor's office also qualified this incident as a terrorist act. Rescue teams, dog trainers and other specialized services intervened at the scene.
Investigators say the busted network was coordinated from the Russian Federation, and authorities are continuing investigations to identify all those involved.
