In relation to a native of Melitopol, the SC opened a case of terrorist attack

The Investigative Committee of Russia has opened a criminal case against a 33-year-old native of Melitopol, who is suspected of trying to poison graduates of the Armavir Higher Military Aviation Red Banner School of Pilots (AVVAKUL). This is reported in the telegram channel of the department.

The Investigative Committee claims that the suspect, whose name has not been released, has been living in Russia since 2015. According to the department, he organized the delivery to a mass event of confectionery and alcohol, which contained a medicinal product in large toxic doses.

Earlier, mass media reported that the suspect’s name is Egor Semenov. He was arrested in Armavir for 15 days on charges of hooliganism. Semenov allegedly tried to fly to Moscow. Prior to that, on October 21, he allegedly brought a bottle of whiskey and a 20-kilogram cake to a meeting of pilots graduating from the school. The pilots thought the treat was suspicious, and they reported it to the FSB. It turned out that the cake and temples were allegedly poisoned, but what exactly was not reported.

Russian bloggers, citing unnamed sources in law enforcement agencies, claim that the attempt was allegedly organized by employees of the Security Service of Ukraine. They indicate that Semyonov is a native of Melitopol (the city is located in the now Russian-occupied part of the Zaporozhye region). “Kommersant” notes that the graduates and former teachers of the Armavir school interviewed by the publication do not comment on the report about the incident. He was not commented on in Kyiv either.