SBU reports the arrest of 20 people in Odessa
On the eve of the anniversary of the tragedy in the House of Trade Unions, the Ukrainian Security Service arrested about 20 people in Odessa accused of separatism, said Markiyan Lubkivsky, adviser to the head of the security service.
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“The SBU continues to thwart plans to tear Ukraine apart, in particular, it discovered and blocked large-scale separatist activities aimed at separating the Odessa region from Ukraine (the implementation of the projects “People’s Council of Bessarabia” (PRB), “Bessarabian People’s Republic”, “Odessa People’s Republic” was disrupted) (ONR), “Porto Franco”).
On April 29, a multi-stage special operation was carried out. 226 Service employees were involved, incl. 120 Alpha employees, a group of people was identified and localized, which had a clear organizational structure, operated in the Odessa region and was coordinated from the Russian Federation. Almost twenty people have already been detained.
17 searches were conducted. Electronic correspondence with coordinators in the Russian Federation and the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, documentary campaign materials, electronic media, computer equipment, bank cards, cash, cards, etc. were discovered and seized. "Bessarabian People's Republic" and manifestos of the "Bessarabian People's Rada".
Searches were carried out in two printing houses. Computers and office equipment used to produce printed campaign materials were confiscated. This fact was confirmed during the interrogation of printing house workers.
Events in Odessa continue,” Lubkivsky reported.
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