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Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) did not identify the man but
said he had fought with Russia-backed militant groups in eastern
Ukraine before and since Moscow's full-scale invasion on Feb.
24, 2022.
The SBU said in a statement that it had detained the man in
February before he had been able to carry out his mission.
After fighting against Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine, he
was tasked by Russian military intelligence with blowing up two
infrastructure objects, it said.
It did not identify the intended targets but said they were in
the Rivne region in western Ukraine, where there are several
important road and railway links with Poland.
The routes used to transport Western military aid are kept
secret in Ukraine, but equipment is often seen passing through
eastern Poland. Western military support has been vital in
helping Ukraine fight Russian forces.
"In order to carry out the enemy's task, the criminal conducted
reconnaissance of the territory around infrastructure facilities
and prepared to place explosives in the most vulnerable places
of both transport routes," the SBU said.
"However, the SBU employees worked ahead of time and detained
the attacker as a result of a multi-stage special operation at
the end of February this year."
(Reporting by Max Hunder, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
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