SSU detained a Russian saboteur who set fire to energy facilities in Cherkasy region

The SSU reported this.

The enemy agent turned out to be a 20-year-old local resident who was looking for “easy money” on the Internet.

According to the investigation, on instructions from Russian intelligence, the defendant tried to destroy eight electrical substations and one relay cabinet in the Uman region. The plan was to cut off power to most of society and block railway traffic in the region.

To carry out the enemy’s task, the attacker first established the locations of the relevant energy facilities and prepared the tools to commit the crime.

It is documented how he subsequently broke into transformer substations in order to pour gasoline on technological equipment and set it on fire.

The Russian intelligence service promised that if the targets were destroyed, the man would receive money. They were supposed to go to his bank card.

At the final stage of the special operation, the SSU caught a saboteur red-handed when he tried to destroy a new energy facility. During the search, the detainee was found to have a canister of gasoline and a mobile phone with evidence of cooperation with the enemy.

The defendant was charged with suspicion under two articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine: Part 2 of Art. 113 (sabotage committed under martial law); Part 2 Art. 194-1 (intentional damage to electric power facilities).

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