Law enforcement officers neutralized a criminal group that was burning down the official vehicles of the Defense Forces in western Ukraine on the "order" of Russia. In particular, they detained the leader of the gang, who worked for the intelligence of the aggressor country. This was stated by the SBU, UNN reports.
Details
It is noted that the detainee is a resident of Khmelnytsky region, who himself came to the occupiers to establish cooperation with them in exchange for money.
Investigators found out that the man posted his "resume" on the darknet, where he offered "services" in setting fire to the vehicles of the TCC. A representative of the Russian Federation responded to the defendant's "ad" and gave him a task to destroy military vehicles in Khmelnytsky.
The SBU Military Counterintelligence jointly with the Criminal Investigation Department of the National Police documented the subversive activities of the criminal group and detained its organizer in hot pursuit. During the searches, SBU officers seized mobile phones and SIM cards he used to communicate with the aggressor.
The detainee has been served a notice of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine , Article 14, Part 1, Article 114-1 (preparation for a criminal offense, obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine) and Article 194, Part 2 (intentional destruction or damage to property committed by arson, explosion or other generally dangerous means)
The offender is in custody. The issue of additional qualification of his criminal actions is being decided. The investigation is ongoing to bring his accomplices to justice.
The offenders face up to 10 years in prison.
Addendum
The Security Service said that the young man involved several other residents of the region in committing the crimes.
The defendants set fire to two vehicles of the local military registration and enlistment office using Molotov cocktails. The perpetrators filmed the car fire on their own phones to send a "report" to the occupiers.
Recall
The SBU and police detained two young men in Lviv who were setting fire to Ukrainian military vehicles on the orders of the FSB.