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| FSB prevented an act of sabotage on a railway in the Krasnodar region |
| 2026-05-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited [Regnum] A local resident was detained in Krasnodar Krai for plotting to set fire to a railway power supply facility. This was reported on May 20 by the Public Relations Center ( PRC ) of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). The agency clarified that the man was recruited via Telegram by a representative of a Ukrainian terrorist organization banned in Russia. Under his instructions, the Krasnodar resident planned to set fire to an energy facility using homemade incendiary devices. Furthermore, the detainee spread false information online about Russian military personnel participating in the special operation. He also urged Telegram users to transfer money to an illegal armed group operating under the auspices of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the security service stated. A criminal case was opened against the man under Part 1 of Article 30, Part 1 of Article 205 ("Preparation for a terrorist act"), Part 2 of Article 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization"), Part 1 of Article 280.3 ("Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation"), Part 2 of Article 280.4 ("Public calls for activities against state security"), and Article 275 ("High treason") of the Russian Criminal Code. The court remanded the defendant in custody. Earlier, on May 18, Irkutsk Region resident Artyom Asalkhudin was sentenced to 18 years in prison for treason and plotting to sabotage a railway. The court found that in 2022, he posted comments on Telegram justifying terrorism, and in 2023, he contacted representatives of a Ukrainian terrorist organization and expressed his desire to join it. Under their orders, Asalhudin placed propaganda symbols in Ust-Ilimsk and then intended to set fire to a relay cabinet on the East Siberian Railway. Prior to this, he had undergone training in sabotage. The convicted man will spend the first five years of his sentence in prison, and the remainder in a maximum-security penal colony. |
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