Ukrainian security forces thwarted a planned terrorist attack at a high school in the Kirovohrad region, where a 15-year-old student was recruited by Russian intelligence to detonate an improvised explosive device and shoot survivors with his grandfather's rifle.

Two local students were exposed who, on behalf of the Russian Federation, were supposed to blow up their high schools and shoot their classmates with firearms.

Russian intelligence officers recruited both minors through Telegram and TikTok groups.

A 15-year-old high school student in the Kirovohrad region received instructions from a Russian handler to make a homemade bomb using materials at hand.

Russian operatives recruited a minor in Kirovohrad Oblast to bomb a school, and the plot was preempted by law enforcement.

The SBU prevented a series of planned attacks targeting schools in central and southern regions that involved minors who were allegedly recruited by Russian operatives.

Two local school students were identified in the Kirovohrad and Odesa regions, where they were allegedly preparing attacks on their own schools.

The minors were recruited through Telegram and TikTok channels used by Russian intelligence to target young people.

One such channel, identified as ETERSSA, was described as part of a broader effort to systematically recruit Ukrainian minors.

Recruiters used psychological manipulation, including promises of achieving justice, protecting relatives, or punishing alleged wrongdoing, to draw the students into criminal activity.

In the Kirovohrad region, a 15-year-old student was allegedly instructed to assemble an IED using commonly available materials.

The plan involved detonating the device inside his school during a break between classes.

He was also instructed to bring a firearm and a knife to attack survivors after the explosion.

The SBU intervened before the attacks and documented the suspect's communication with his Russian handler.

During a search, authorities recovered an IED, components used to build it, a firearm, and digital evidence.

The Security Service of Ukraine, in collaboration with the National Police, has foiled a series of terrorist attacks at educational institutions in the Kirovohrad and Odesa regions.

Two school pupils were acting on instructions from Russian intelligence services.

A 15-year-old secondary school pupil was tasked with making a homemade explosive device and bringing it to his school during break between lessons.

He also planned to use a rifle, his grandfather's shotgun and a hunting knife.