In Kyiv, a 16-year-old student was detained for setting fire to a car for the Armed Forces, which was being attended by readers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces

photo: National Police

The Kyiv police, together with the Security Service of Ukraine, detained a 16-year-old student who in August set fire to a car that journalists and readers of “Ukrainian Pravda” bought for the soldiers of the 46th Brigade, but did not have time to hand over.

Source: Kyiv police, SBU

Details: According to the investigation, the young man specially came from Cherkasy to the capital to set fire to military vehicles and “earn” the promised $1,000.

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His first target was a car purchased by journalists of an online publication and planned to hand over to a military brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the near future. At night in the Podilsky district, he poured flammable liquid on a car and set it on fire, filming the crime for a report.

The police detained the guy. He was charged with suspicion under Part 1 of Art. 114-1 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine – obstruction of the lawful activities of the Armed Forces and other military formations during a special period. He faces up to 8 years in prison.

Prehistory:

• On August 10, the investigator of the UP Mykhailo Tkach reported that a car was set on fire in Kyiv on Podil, which was bought as part of the collection with the money of readers of “Ukrainian Pravda” for the 46th brigade of the DSHV.

We will remind: Currently, the collection of “Ukrainian Pravda” journalists Mykhailo Tkach and Dmytro Ryasny for equipment for the Armed Forces is underway.