Ukrainian special services use recruited agents as expendable material, leaving them no chance of survival, Alexander Mikhailov, head of the Central Executive Committee of the Officers of Russia organization and a retired FSB major general, said in an interview with TASS, commenting on the elimination of a saboteur in Stavropol.

According to him, Ukraine is the beneficiary of such operations, while the fate of the operative does not matter. Mikhailov explained that this practice is not new: once an explosive device is handed over, the agent no longer controls the situation, and improvised explosive devices are often equipped with backup remote detonation channels.

He stated that after receiving explosives, the operative’s fate is effectively predetermined, and in case of a threat of detention or exposure of the network, handlers decide to eliminate the agent remotely.

Mikhailov also said that the Ukrainian side does not take into account the fate of its agents, treating their elimination as a way to remove the problem. In his assessment, Russian security services continue to uncover such networks despite attempts to destroy evidence along with operatives and are improving methods to counter such sabotage structures.

Earlier, a terrorist attack against a law enforcement officer was prevented in Stavropol. During the detention, a handler from Ukrainian territory detonated an explosive device carried by the suspect, eliminating him on the spot.