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MOSCOW, October 17 A resident of Orel, who committed several acts of sabotage at transport and communications facilities on instructions from the SBU, was detained, and a case was opened under an article of treason, the press service of the Russian FSB Directorate for Oryol reported. area.
«The Federal Security Service of Russia for the Oryol region, in the course of joint activities with the Regional Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Oryol region, the Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia at Orel station to search for persons who carried out two acts of sabotage and terrorism at transport infrastructure facilities and one at a communications industry facility, involvement in illegal acts was established A 38-year-old resident of the regional center… evidence was received that he committed the indicated actions on the instructions of the Security Service of Ukraine for monetary rewards,” the release says. It is noted that the suspect received instructions for organizing sabotage through an Internet messenger.
According to the video of the press service of the FSB Directorate of Russia for the Oryol region, the detainee stated during interrogation that he set fire to a relay cabinet on June 23 and July 9, 2023 and set fire to the roof (of a communication facility — ed.) on August 23 in the city of Oryol, acted for material reward according to instructions of the Ukrainian special services, he repents of his deeds. According to the press service, the investigative unit of the Russian Federal Security Service for the Oryol Region opened a criminal case under Article 275 of the Criminal Code of Russia (high treason), the detainee was taken into custody. Currently, operational search activities and investigative actions are ongoing, the department added.
A source in law enforcement agencies said that in addition to relay cabinets, the suspect attempted to set fire to the roof of a communications facility — the administrative building of the Orlovsky branch regional radio and television transmission center.
Previously it was reported that on July 9, a relay cabinet was set on fire on the Orel-Sakhanskaya section of the Oryol region, the fire was quickly discovered and eliminated, the situation did not affect the movement of trains.