Terrorist attack in Ivano-Frankivsk: Law enforcement confirms that on March 11, Russians detonated their own agents.
The investigation established that the perpetrators were two local minors, aged 15 and 17, who were carrying explosives near the railway station.
The explosion killed the 17-year-old suspect, while his 15-year-old accomplice was hospitalized with severe injuries. Two bystanders were also wounded. The surviving suspect faces a potential life sentence.
The Russians remotely detonated one of the bombs carried by the teenagers, as well as a second device located in a rented apartment where they had been assembling explosives.
Additionally, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police are considering how to classify the actions of two 15-year-old girls who were in the same group as the suspects during the preparation of the attack.
Terrorist attack in Ivano-Frankivsk: Law enforcement confirms that on March 11, Russians detonated their own agents.
The investigation established that the perpetrators were two local minors, aged 15 and 17, who were carrying explosives near the railway station.
The explosion killed the 17-year-old suspect, while his 15-year-old accomplice was hospitalized with severe injuries. Two bystanders were also wounded. The surviving suspect faces a potential life sentence.
The Russians remotely detonated one of the bombs carried by the teenagers, as well as a second device located in a rented apartment where they had been assembling explosives.
Additionally, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the National Police are considering how to classify the actions of two 15-year-old girls who were in the same group as the suspects during the preparation of the attack.
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