On FSB's orders, he set fire to military vehicles in three cities of Ukraine: fitness trainer detained
Kyiv • UNN
A 32-year-old resident of Odesa set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa on the instructions of the FSB. The attacker has been detained and faces up to 8 years in prison for obstructing the activities of the Armed Forces.
The SBU, together with the National Police, detained an FSB accomplice who was operating in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa. On the instructions of the Russian secret service, the accomplice set fire to the official vehicles of the Defense Forces, the enemy was most interested in military SUVs, pickups and multivans. This was reported by the SBU, UNN reports .
Russian special services remotely engaged a 32-year-old fitness trainer from Odesa, who was looking for quick money on the Internet, to destroy the vehicles of Ukrainian defenders. While "touring" three cities of Ukraine, the suspect tried to destroy 6 vehicles of the Defense Forces over several days,
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It was documented how the attacker set fire to an Armed Forces of Ukraine multivan in Kyiv. To do this, he arrived from the port city to the capital, where he rented an apartment for one day.
After identifying a potential target and "approving" it with his Russian handler, his agent purchased flammable liquid and matches. Disguised under dark clothes and a hat, the suspect arrived at a parked military vehicle at night, set it on fire and filmed the fire on his phone. The video from the crime scene was needed by the Russian special service to conduct information and psychological special operations about the alleged presence of a pro-Russian underground in the capital of Ukraine. The enemy agent planned to use a similar algorithm in cities with a population of over a million people.
SBU officers identified the offender's hiding place in Odesa and detained him.
It was found that the defendant was in direct contact with a representative of the main department of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (better known as the game). It was from him that the agent received tasks and instructions on how to carry them out, including methods of committing arson and methods of conspiracy.
During the searches of the detainee's apartment, a cell phone with evidence of his communication with the Russian game was seized.
SBU investigators have served the suspect a notice of suspicion under Part 1 Art. 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations during a special period).
The attacker is in custody. He faces up to 8 years in prison. The issue of additional qualification of the criminal actions is being settled.
