The Security Service and the National Police have detained five more russian accomplices who burned vehicles of the Defense Forces and Ukrzaliznytsia facilities in two regions of Ukraine.

The perpetrators acted on the orders of russian intelligence services and were recruited through Telegram channels, where they were looking for easy money.

However, they never received the promised payments, but got suspicion notices from the law enforcement agencies.

In Kyiv region:

Two arsonists who set fire to a relay cabinet of Ukrzaliznytsia (Ukrainian railways) have been detained.

One of them is a repeat offender from Luhansk region who had previously served a sentence for drug trafficking and hooliganism. He involved a 16-year-old accomplice, a student of a technical school, in the sabotage against Ukraine.

They were preparing to continue arsons on railway facilities to disrupt the logistics of the Defense Forces.

In Odesa:

Three local residents were detained in hot pursuit. They set fire to a military minibus and signal equipment on a railway track near Odesa.

The law enforcement detained the arsonists when they were preparing to commit another attack.

SSU investigators have served the detained individuals notices of suspicion under Articles 28.2, 15.2, 113.2 of the CCU (sabotage, committed by a group, under martial law).

The criminal actions of the two Odesa arsonists are additionally qualified under Articles 28.2, 114-1.1 of the CCU (obstruction of lawful activities of the AFU and other military formations, during a special period, committed by a group, upon prior conspiracy).

The suspects are in custody and face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The operations were carried out by the SSU Offices in Kyiv and Kyiv region and in Odesa region jointly with the National Police under the procedural supervision of the regional prosecutor’s offices.