{"id":578353,"date":"2026-03-23T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/2026\/03\/578353\/online-recruitment-ended-in-handcuffs-a-21-year-old-terrorist-was-detained-in-bucha\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T17:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:03:10","slug":"online-recruitment-ended-in-handcuffs-a-21-year-old-terrorist-was-detained-in-bucha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/korabelov.info\/en\/2026\/03\/578353\/online-recruitment-ended-in-handcuffs-a-21-year-old-terrorist-was-detained-in-bucha\/","title":{"rendered":"Online recruitment ended in handcuffs: a 21-year-old terrorist was detained in Bucha"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Security Service of Ukraine<\/strong>, together with the National Police<\/strong>, promptly detained the perpetrator of the terrorist attack in the city of Bucha<\/strong>, in the Kyiv region<\/strong>, which occurred on the morning of March 23, 2026<\/strong>. According to the investigation, the attack was carried out by a 21-year-old local resident who was recruited by Russian special services via the Internet \u2014 in particular through communication in a computer game.<\/p>\n

According to case materials, at 05:35<\/strong> a report about an explosion on one of the streets of the district center was received by the 112<\/strong> emergency line. When emergency services arrived, a second explosion occurred \u2014 meaning the devices were placed specifically to cause additional casualties among rescuers and law enforcement. Two police officers were injured as a result of the terrorist attack.<\/p>\n

Investigators established that the suspect received instructions from handlers on how to make two improvised explosive devices. Each was equipped with a mobile phone for remote detonation. He concealed one bomb under a bench near the entrance to the apartment building, and the other next to a garbage container.<\/p>\n

Law enforcement detained the perpetrator “hot on the trail” within several hours after the crime. According to preliminary information, the Russian handlers acted by intimidation: the young man was blackmailed with claims that they knew the whereabouts of his mother and were allegedly watching her with a drone. They threatened to kill the woman if he did not follow orders.<\/p>\n

A pre-trial investigation is currently underway under Part 2 of Article 258 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine \u2014 terrorist act. Procedural supervision is being carried out by the Kyiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office<\/strong>. Investigators are identifying all involved persons and the channels of communication with Russian special services.<\/p>\n

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The SBU urges citizens to be extremely vigilant and to report suspicious contacts or items, as well as attempts at recruitment via social networks or online games.<\/p>\n

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