The SSU detained a saboteur who, on the instructions of russian intelligence, committed a series of arsons of energy facilities in Cherkasy region.

The offender tried to destroy 8 power substations and one relay cabinet in different places of Uman district.

In this way, the enemy planned to cut off power to most of the community and block railroad traffic in the region.

According to the case, the enemy agent was a 20-year-old local resident who was looking for "easy money" on the Internet.

To fulfill the enemy's task, the defendant first established the locations of the "necessary" energy facilities and prepared the tools for committing the crime.

Then he was documented hacking into transformer substations to pour gasoline on the technological equipment and set it on fire.

If the "targets" were destroyed, the russian special service promised its accomplice money that was to be transferred to his bank card.

At the final stage of the special operation, SSU officers detained the saboteur red-handed when he was trying to destroy a new energy facility.

During the search, the SSU found a gasoline canister and a cell phone with evidence of his correspondence with the aggressor.

SSU investigators served the detainee a notice of suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine:

• Part 2 Art. 113 (sabotage committed under martial law);
• Part 2 Art. 194-1 (intentional damage to electric power facilities).

The offender is in custody. He faces life imprisonment with confiscation of property.

The special operation was conducted by the SSU Office in Cherkasy region under the procedural supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office.