Eugene Ivanovich Gruk

According to the KGB, Yevhen Gruk and Viktor Yaskich were convicted under Article 289 of the Criminal Code (act of terrorism) and Article 295 of the Criminal Code (illegal actions involving firearms, ammunition, and explosives). Their arrest was announced in early April 2024 in a report on ONT. According to the propagandists, security forces detained at least 12 people, including Gruk and Yaskich, accused of smuggling explosives and planning terrorist attacks. According to the reporter, Gruk was an informant for the SBU: he photographed military equipment and transmitted its coordinates. Gruk was then ordered to retrieve explosives from a hiding place. Yaskich drove him to the hiding place. Subsequently, the two were to distribute the explosives from the hiding place to new hiding places. The report does not explain the rationale behind this action. Yevhen's wife, Lidiya Gruk, was also detained, but her fate is unknown. The authors of the story said that four young children remained in the family.