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| Ukrainian chemical attack against staff of Russian defense plant thwarted – FSB | |
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| The suspect planned to pour toxic substances into the air ducts of vehicles driven by employees, the agency has said | |
| Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said it has foiled a Ukrainian terrorist plot targeting the staff of a Russian defense industry enterprise in the city of Yaroslavl. | Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said it has foiled a Ukrainian terrorist plot targeting the staff of a Russian defense industry enterprise in the city of Yaroslavl. |
| The suspect is a Russian citizen who was working for Kiev, and who planned to poison workers of the facility with toxic substances, according to a statement from the agency on Tuesday. | The suspect is a Russian citizen who was working for Kiev, and who planned to poison workers of the facility with toxic substances, according to a statement from the agency on Tuesday. |
| The man was detained after receiving two containers with “dangerous chemicals” from a cache prepared by the Ukrainian special services, the FSB said. The substances in question can cause potentially fatal respiratory burns, it added. | The man was detained after receiving two containers with “dangerous chemicals” from a cache prepared by the Ukrainian special services, the FSB said. The substances in question can cause potentially fatal respiratory burns, it added. |
| The suspect planned to pour the chemicals into the air ducts of vehicles driven by employees of the defense enterprise, the agency said. | The suspect planned to pour the chemicals into the air ducts of vehicles driven by employees of the defense enterprise, the agency said. |
| “The terrorist’s activities were coordinated from the territory of Ukraine via foreign internet messaging apps,” the FSB stressed. | “The terrorist’s activities were coordinated from the territory of Ukraine via foreign internet messaging apps,” the FSB stressed. |
| Yaroslavl is located on the Volga River, around 250km (160 miles) northeast of Moscow. The city, which has a population of over 570,000, is the capital of the Yaroslavl Region. | Yaroslavl is located on the Volga River, around 250km (160 miles) northeast of Moscow. The city, which has a population of over 570,000, is the capital of the Yaroslavl Region. |
| It is not the first time that Kiev’s spy services have tried to use toxic chemicals to carry out attacks inside Russia since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict, the FSB stated. | |
| Previously, a Ukrainian agent was detained for allegedly trying to poison food and drinks at a gathering of graduates from a military pilot school in the southern city of Armavir, the agency said. | |
| Four people who were planning to contaminate food products prepared by volunteers for Russian frontline troops were also arrested in St. Petersburg, the FSB added. | |
| Last February, a terrorist attack using the 3-Quinuclidinyl benzilate military agent (which NATO calls BZ) was reportedly thwarted in Russia’s Zaporozhye Region. US-designed chemicals were seized from the suspects, according to the agency. |