The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent who, on the enemy's orders, tried to "cut off" one of the railway routes of the Defense Forces in the Kharkiv region. This was reported by UNN with reference to the SBU.
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According to the case materials, the Rashists wanted to blow up the tracks to derail a Ukrainian Armed Forces freight train.
To do this, they recruited a 54-year-old local mechanic who came to the attention of Russian special services by publishing anti-Ukrainian comments on Telegram channels.
On the enemy's orders, the suspect first planted a self-made explosive device (IED) equipped with a sensor under the sleepers. However, the explosion did not cause the train to derail. His next task was to plant another IED not on the tracks, but under a military echelon.
SBU officers thwarted the enemy's plans: they prevented a new explosion and detained the agent at the stage of preparing for sabotage.
During the investigation, it was established that after recruitment, the Rashists gave the agent instructions for collecting explosives and handed over components for its manufacture, namely sensors and 8 kilograms of plastic explosives.
To transport the components to the agent, the occupiers used a drone that dropped the cargo at a pre-arranged location in the Kharkiv region. During searches, the detainee's smartphone with evidence of cooperation with the enemy was seized.
Based on the collected evidence, investigators of the Security Service informed the suspect of suspicion under the following articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:
- Part 2 of Article 113 (sabotage committed under martial law);
- Part 1 of Article 14, Part 2 of Article 113 (preparation for committing sabotage under martial law);
- Part 1 of Article 263 (illegal handling of explosives).
The perpetrator is in custody without the right to bail. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
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