SSU and National Police detain three arsonists who destroyed Defence Forces vehicles in Kyiv region on FSB orders
Security Service of Ukraine
14:00, 29 August 2025
The Security Service and the National Police detained another three accomplices of the aggressor state who committed arson attacks in Kyiv region.
According to the investigation, the perpetrators are residents of Kyiv oblast who came to the attention of russia's federal security service while looking for 'easy money' on Telegram channels.
After recruitment, they tracked down Ukrainian Armed Forces service vehicles in order to burn them and make videos of the fires for a 'report' to their russian handlers.
To commit the arsons, they used highly flammable mixtures that they synthesized according to FSB's instructions.
In Kyiv, two 16-year-old schoolchildren were apprehended for setting fire to an AFU serviceman's SUV after he returned from the front line.
It was documented how the minors first purchased a canister of petrol, which they then poured onto the hood of the car and set on fire.
In Bila Tserkva district, a 36-year-old unemployed man was detained for burning a pickup truck of another Ukrainian defender.
The law enforcement identified the perpetrator a few hours after the crime was committed and detained him at his home.
Mobile phones with evidence of working for the FSB and clothing in which the individuals carried out the attacks were seized during the searches.
The detainees have been notified of suspicion under Articles 28.2 and 114-1.1 of the CCU (obstruction of the lawful activities of the AFU, committed upon prior conspiracy, by a group, during a special period).
The suspects are in custody and face up to 8 years in prison.
The operations were carried out by the SSU Office in Kyiv and Kyiv region jointly with the National Police under the procedural supervision of Kyiv City and Regional Prosecutor's Offices.
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