Russian intelligence agencies through “controlled crime” planned to destabilize the situation in the Odessa region due to the incitement of citizens to riots and protests, the press service of the National Police of Ukraine reports.
It is reported that law enforcement officers, along with the GBR, checked persons who could cooperate with Russia.
“During searches, the defendants found and seized weapons, communist paraphernalia, advertising brochures with communist and other prohibited symbols, as well as grenades, cartridges, mobile phones and equipment.
according to their plans, they had to influence and act through their proxies, who settled in the Odessa region. The final date of the implementation of criminal plans was to be the anniversary of the tragic events on May 2, ”the police explained and noted that the investigation was ongoing now.