The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police detained an FSB agent in Poltava Region who was preparing a series of arson attacks on strategic facilities of Ukrzaliznytsia. The offender managed to burn down a relay cabinet.
This was reported by the SBU press centre.
The enemy targeted relay cabinets on the main railway lines in the region. The occupiers remotely engaged a local resident from the Lubny district of the region to commit sabotage.
He came to the attention of Russian special services when he was looking for ‘easy money’ in telegram channels.
‘To carry out the enemy's task, the suspect tracked the locations of potential targets and then watched them with binoculars, choosing a ‘convenient time’ for arson,’ the statement said.
Having prepared himself in this way, he set fire to the relay cabinet and filmed the fire with his phone camera.
According to the investigation, the offender planned to continue a series of arson attacks.
Law enforcement officers detained the suspect while he was conducting additional reconnaissance near the new ‘target’. The SBU seized a mobile phone with evidence of communication with the occupiers, as well as tools for committing arsons.
The SBU investigators have now served him a notice of suspicion under Part 2 Article 113 and Part 1 Article 14, Part 2 Article 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (sabotage, preparation for sabotage committed under martial law).
The offender is in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.