According to the Security Service of Ukraine, a 15-year prison sentence with property confiscation and compensation for damages amounting to nearly 1 million UAH was handed down to a Russian agent involved in arson in Kyiv.
The main target of the perpetrator was relay cabinets along the railway lines of Ukrzaliznytsia in the capital.
The investigation revealed that a 33-year-old Kyiv resident, who had previously served time for theft, began collaborating with Russian intelligence services.
This recidivist came under the occupiers' radar while searching for «easy money» in Telegram channels.
Following the instructions from the Russians, the agent located a relay cabinet that ensures uninterrupted train movement through the capital region.
The perpetrator then poured a flammable mixture onto the railway equipment, ignited it, and filmed the resulting fire to «report back» to his handlers.
Law enforcement detained the agent «in the act» within hours of the arson in November 2024.
Based on the evidence gathered by the SBU investigators, the court found him guilty under part 2 of Article 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine (diversion committed in wartime conditions).
Comprehensive measures are ongoing to hold accountable the masterminds of the crime who are located in Russia.
The investigation was carried out by SBU officers in Kyiv and the Kyiv region under the procedural guidance of the Kyiv city prosecutor's office.