The traitor faces imprisonment for fifteen years or life imprisonment.
A 40-year-old saboteur who set fire to relay cabinets of Ukrzaliznytsia on orders from the FSB will be tried in Kharkiv
According to the investigation, the defendant damaged relay cabinets of signaling, centralization and blocking systems in Kharkov, which ensure the operation of automation and serve the safety of railway traffic. Before this, he bought a solution for starting a fire at a gas station.
The defendant used a crowbar to break open the metal door of the relay cabinets, poured the said liquid on the railway electrical equipment and set it on fire. After the crime, he took photos and videos of the consequences and sent them to a representative of the Russian special services via messenger.
The enemy needs these acts of sabotage to stop the supply of equipment and ammunition for the Defense Forces in the Kharkiv direction.
It was established that the defendant recently arrived in Kharkiv and lived with his fiancée. Before that, he lived in Odessa, and even earlier – in Lviv. In addition, the man is currently being prosecuted in Odessa for drug trafficking and has already served a sentence for attempted premeditated murder and robbery. For one arson, the man received about 9 thousand hryvnia.
In June 2024, law enforcement officers detained the defendant in accordance with Article 208 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine during the arson of the duty relay cabinet of Ukrzaliznytsia on the territory of the city of Kharkiv. He was taken into custody without the right to post bail.
Prosecutors of the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office approved and sent to court an indictment against a 40-year-old citizen for sabotage committed under martial law (Part 2 of Article 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) prosecutor. Kharkiv. He faces imprisonment for fifteen years or life imprisonment with confiscation of property.