In Irpen, Kyiv region, the police detained two people from another country who were preparing for a contract killing.

This is reported by the National Police of Ukraine.

The message states that at the beginning of December last year, the employees of the National Police Department of Strategic Investigations received operative information about preparations for the commission of a contract killing.

The police note that in the course of further measures, members of the group - two from another country - were identified.

"They specially rented a car, which they later planned to burn in order to "cover up" the traces of the crime.

For some time, the "object" and its place of residence were observed.

They also decided on the date of "coming into action".

On the evening of January 5, they planned to kill the victim with a pre-purchased firearm when he returned home," the report says.

The police note that on January 5 in Irpen, operatives of the National Police and prosecutors of the Prosecutor General's Office, with the forceful support of special forces of the DSR, detained two suspects.

"A pistol with a silencer, grenades, and a photo of the victim were taken from them," the report says.

Detainees were notified of suspicions under Part 2 of Art.

15, item 12, part 2 of Art.

115 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and preventive measures were chosen in the form of detention without bail.

Law enforcement officers are identifying the customer and other participants involved in the crime.

It will be recalled that cyber specialists of the Security Service neutralized the pro-Kremlin "troll factory" in Kyiv and detained its organizers - two local residents.  

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