OREANDA-NEWS  In the Kaliningrad region, FSB officers detained a local resident on suspicion of attempted terrorist attack, REN TV reports with reference to the agency.

According to the security forces, the detainee acted on the instructions of the Russian Volunteer Corps (RDK), a terrorist organization banned in Russia. He was going to stage a terrorist attack in the administration building of the Chernyakhovsky municipal district.

During the arrest, an improvised explosive device with a capacity of about 1.7 kilograms in TNT equivalent was seized from the man. 210 rounds of ammunition and containers with components for making explosives were also found at his home. A criminal case has been opened under articles on attempted terrorist attack and illegal storage of explosives or explosive devices.

Earlier, the FSB detained a Russian on suspicion of carrying out tasks of the Ukrainian special service.