FSB agents were preparing a missile strike on a saltpeter storage facility in the port of Odesa region

The Security Service detained FSB agents who were preparing one of the largest sabotage operations by the Russian Federation in one of the seaports in the Odesa region.

Cyber specialists of the Security Service prevented a large-scale sabotage operation by the Russian Federation in the Odesa region, the SBU reported.

As a result of a special operation in the region, two FSB agents were detained who were preparing a Russian missile strike on a saltpeter storage facility in one of the seaports.

As the investigation established, the suspects were supposed to establish the presence of explosive mineral fertilizers at a local transit warehouse. In the event of a “positive response” from the informants, the Russians were going to launch a missile strike on the facility, which was supposed to cause large-scale destruction.

According to the case materials, the enemy agents turned out to be a 29-year-old local resident and his 56-year-old accomplice. In order to fulfill the enemy’s task, the FSB informant got a job as a handyman at the port, where he began to monitor the arrival of sea cargo.

Having discovered tanks filled with saltpeter, the agent immediately reported this to the curator, and also sent him the relevant coordinates.

The SBU officers detained the Russian informant, and also carried out measures to secure the port infrastructure of the Odesa region. Among other things, the entire volume of saltpeter was removed from the site of a potential Russian strike.

The Security Service also detained the agent’s accomplice. It was established that she was driving the defendant in her car to the enemy’s “test tasks”, in particular, to set fire to Ukrzaliznytsia relay cabinets.

During the searches, evidence of work for the enemy, as well as combat grenades, was found on the agents.

Currently, SBU investigators have informed both defendants of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 2 of Art. 111 (treason committed under martial law);

• Part 1 of Art. 263 (illegal handling of weapons, ammunition or explosives).

The perpetrators are in custody. They face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.