Three members of the DRG involved in the murder of the deputy head of the internal affairs department in Melitopol of the Interior Ministry were detained. The activities of the sabotage and reconnaissance group, which included a citizen of Ukraine and two citizens of Russia, were suppressed.

In the equipped caches of criminals, the security forces found and seized components for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices, automatic weapons, body armor and uniforms of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the agency, the saboteurs also planned to commit another terrorist attack against one of the high-ranking police officers.