Oleh, a 19-year-old in Ukraine, found a job promising $1,000 to spray paint outside a police station. However, he was horrified to discover a homemade bomb instead of paint. This incident is part of a larger pattern where Russian intelligence agencies recruit local individuals, often youths, via Telegram to conduct sabotage operations in Ukraine. These recruits are incentivized through money and manipulation to perform tasks contributing to the destabilization of the country, alarming authorities given the increasing number of attacks resulting in injury or death.
The SBU spokesperson noted that initial sabotage efforts targeted military infrastructure, using teenagers as recruits, lured by money and blackmail tactics.
This concerning trend highlights the vulnerability of young Ukrainians, as they are preyed upon by orchestrated Russian operations aiming to destabilize the nation.
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