**Russian Intelligence Accused of Using Teenagers in Ukraine Attack**
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has accused Russia’s intelligence service of using two teenagers to carry out a terrorist attack in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk.
On March 11, explosions were reported near the railway station and in a high-rise building. One person was killed and three others were injured.
According to the SBU, Russian intelligence had recruited the two teenagers, aged 15 and 17, online through Telegram channels. They were promised quick money for carrying out terror attacks.
The teenagers made explosives and devices disguised as thermoses. However, when they were heading to a designated location to place one of the explosive devices, the Russian intelligence service activated the explosives in their package.
**Teenagers Were Victims, Not Perpetrators**
The 17-year-old boy was killed, and the 15-year-old was hospitalized with serious injuries. Two passers-by were also injured.
The SBU said that this tactic is a new way for Russia’s intelligence service to carry out attacks while getting rid of perpetrators.
**Ukraine Denounces Russian Actions**
President Volodymyr Zelensky denounced the attack, saying that “no one will forget” about it. He urged a “sober” assessment of the battlefield situation and said that Ukraine would not let anyone forget about this crime against Ukraine.
The SBU has also accused Russia of recruiting minors to set fire to military cars parked in Ukrainian cities.