
SSU and National Police detain another five enemy accomplices who carried out sabotage on Ukrainian railways and burned AFU cars
Security Service of Ukraine
17:00, 18 June 2025
The Security Service of Ukraine and the National Police have detained five enemy accomplices who, on orders from the aggressor, committed arson and sabotage in several regions of Ukraine.
According to the investigations, the saboteurs were recruited by russia through Telegram channels offering easy money.
In Zaporizhzhia, a 36-year-old local resident was detained for setting fire to three Defense Forces SUVs that were undergoing maintenance after returning from the southern front.
He was then supposed to destroy a Multivan used by the military to transport combat equipment to the front line.
In Kyiv region, SSU's cyber units caught a resident of the capital red-handed as he was preparing to derail a freight train. To do this, he planned to install a brake stop on the tracks.
In Ternopil region, two residents of Husiatyn were detained for setting fire to a crossover SUV belonging to an AFU serviceman.
Another perpetrator was apprehended in Kharkiv. The woman was previously convicted of minor bodily harm. On russia's order, she burned down a relay cabinet of Ukrainian Railways signaling system.
Evidence of collaboration with the enemy was seized from all suspects during searches.
The detained individuals have been notified of suspicion under two Articles of the CCU:
- 113.2 (sabotage, committed under martial law);
- 114-1.1 (obstruction of lawful activities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, during a special period).
The suspects are in custody without bail and face life imprisonment with confiscation of property.
The activities were carried out under the procedural supervision of the Office of the Prosecutor General, Zaporizhzhia Specialized Defense Prosecutor's Office for the Eastern Region, Ternopil Region Prosecutor's Office and Slobіdskyi District Prosecutor's Office of Kharkiv.
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