The number of terrorist attacks in Ukraine may increase, says Budanov

Head of the Presidential Office Kyrylo Budanov. Photo: Suspilne

Head of the President's Office Kyrylo Budanov believes that the number of terrorist attacks in Ukraine, similar to the explosion in Mykolaiv, may increase. At the same time, he assures that Ukraine is ready to counter such threats.

He stated this in an interview with TSN, according to NikVesti.

As is known, an explosion occurred in Mykolaiv on the evening of 23 February. A few hours after the incident, the Security Service of Ukraine classified the explosion in Mykolaiv as a terrorist act and opened a criminal investigation.

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«Unfortunately, we must be prepared for the fact that there may be many more such cases, so to speak. If the Russian Federation has decided to activate this option now, it is all quite low-level, like cheap operations, believe me. And, in principle, if desired, they can be done a lot. Will we be able to resist this? First of all, in each such case, the perpetrators have already been caught. This will also influence the people who are watching all this. Because it's one thing when, let's say, you just don't know what will happen to you next, because few people have done this, and someone offers you money, you can try it. But when you see that for every such act, the next day, or even on the same day, people are arrested and face life imprisonment, you start to think twice,» said Kyrylo Budanov.

In addition, in his opinion, during wartime, Telegram channel owners should be required to register their channels.

«I suggested this back in 2024. Not to block it, but, let's say, to tidy it up a bit so that Telegram remains the messenger it should be. I am not against messengers or even Telegram channels. But, excuse me, if you register your Telegram channel, show who is behind it. You are responsible for the content you publish on it,»added Kyrylo Budanov.

Terrorist attack in Mykolaiv: what is known

On the evening of 23 February, an explosion rocked Mykolaiv. Just an hour later, the head of the Main Directorate of the National Police of Ukraine, Ivan Vyhovskyi, reported that an explosion had occurred in the city at a disused petrol station near the railway station. Seven patrol officers who had arrived for their shift and parked their cars there were injured in the explosion.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy responded to the incident. He said that all the circumstances were being investigated. A few hours after the incident, the Security Service of Ukraine classified the explosion in Mykolaiv as a terrorist act and opened a criminal investigation.

Subsequently, the Security Service of Ukraine classified the explosion near the railway station in Mykolaiv as a terrorist act and opened a criminal investigation.

The explosion near the station in Mykolaiv was classified as a terrorist act. Photo: National Police

The explosion near the station in Mykolaiv was classified as a terrorist attack. Photo: National Police

The explosion near the railway station in Mykolaiv was classified as a terrorist act. Photo: National Police

It should be noted that on the same evening, a powerful explosion occurred at one of the district police stations in the city of Dnipro. According to law enforcement officials, no one was injured.

A day earlier, a terrorist attack took place in Lviv, injuring a 23-year-old policewoman and 25 other people. The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have detained a 33-year-old woman suspected of committing three terrorist attacks on the night of 22 February. According to the investigation, she made three homemade explosive devices and planted them near a shop. The suspect, a resident of Rivne region, has already been taken into custody. She had an accomplice from Kharkiv region. They were acting on orders from the Russian special services.