[KavkazUzel] According to security forces, the man was planning to set fire to an airplane at a military airfield in the Krasnodar region on orders from Ukrainian intelligence services.
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During the investigative operations, it was established that a Russian citizen, born in 1986, initiated contact via WhatsApp* with a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.
On instructions from his handler, the man transmitted photos and videos from military installations in the region to the Ukrainian side. He then prepared incendiary mixtures with which he planned to set fire to an airplane at a local airfield, RIA Novosti reported today.
He was arrested while preparing a crime and is currently in custody. The Investigative Department of the FSB Directorate for Krasnodar Krai is investigating the criminal case under articles of preparation for a terrorist attack and treason. The detainee faces life imprisonment.
The FSB for the Krasnodar Territory published a short video of the suspect's arrest, in which he also pointed to devices, presumably used to set fire to an airplane, located in a secret compartment.
The "Caucasian Knot" also reported that at the end of February, investigators sent the case of two teenagers from Krasnodar to court, accused of committing a terrorist attack after setting fire to a battery cabinet on the railway. The young men are currently in pretrial detention.