Student set fire to a serviceman's car at the request of Internet curators from the Russian Federation

Law enforcement officers detained an 18-year-old student from one of the educational institutions in Zhytomyr on suspicion of carrying out an order from Russian special services.

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As reported by the National Police of Ukraine, on February 6, a report was received about a car on fire near a multi-storey residential building in the central part of the populated paragraph.

The damaged Nissan X-Trail belonged to a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and the circumstances indicated deliberate arson. The suspect, an 18-year-old city resident, a student at one of the local educational institutions, was found by police at his place of study

The detainee claims that he found a “vacancy” on Telegram, according to which he had to set fire to a serviceman's car for a reward.

He used a flammable substance, set fire to the vehicle, and sent a video recording of his actions to the “curator”

Now, according to the materials of the criminal proceedings, the student may be sent to prison for violating Part 1 of Article 114-1 of the Criminal Code.