A group of Ukrainian students at the request of the Russian Federation made a sabotage on the railway – the SBU

The Security Service of Ukraine exposed a group of adolescents aged 12 to 16 years, which Russian special services were recruited through Telegram for arson of railway infrastructure facilities in the northern and central regions of Ukraine.

Source: SBU

Literally: “The Security Service exposed new arson, which operated in the northern and central regions of Ukraine.

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Details: According to law enforcement officers, Russian intelligence services recruited teenagers in Ukraine for arson of railways. Initially, the children drew provocative graffiti – it was a “allegiance check”.

Then they set fire to the railway cabinets, filmed it on video and received new instructions, in particular – they were ordered to make explosives.

Six students who studied at one school were exposed in Smila in Cherkasy region. A 16-year-old Lyceum was detained in Chernihiv, trying to disrupt railroad logistics for the military.

The SBU managed to prevent terrorism and detained all involved. In Cherkasy region, the SBU staff detained the attacker “in hot pursuit” after the fire of the first energy object, he was declared suspicion of sabotage in the conditions of martial law, for which he could be in prison for a lifetime.

Reference: According to the legislation of Ukraine, even minors can be criminally responsible for committing particularly serious crimes, including diversions (Article 113 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine). A person is responsible for 14 years of age during martial law.

Punishment for such an offense is imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years or life imprisonment, with a possible confiscation of property. The court also takes into account the age, level of development, circumstances of the crime and may take softer measures, for example, to transfer to the supervision of parents or guardianship, or to send to a special institution for minors.

Read also: Intimidate and demand money: how the anonymous Telegram channels earn money on Ukrainian children.

Recall:

• On March 21, it became known that in Ternopil, law enforcement officers detained a 14-year-old schoolgirl, which the occupiers were recruited for a terrorist attack near the police department, blackmailing it and threatening publications of candid photos on the Internet.
• In the Ternopil region, a sixth -grader was tried to recruit through Telegram to do sabotage, but he went to the police instead of answering.