The Zakarpattia Regional Prosecutor's Office has sent an indictment to the court against a 22-year-old resident of the village of Hrushevo in the Tyachiv district, who, seeking to earn "easy money," collaborated with representatives of the aggressor state.

According to the investigation materials, the suspect, hoping to make quick money, accepted an offer from unknown individuals in a Telegram channel to set fire to several strategic facilities in the region. The payment was to be made after he provided photo or video evidence of the act. The choice of the target was left to the young man's discretion. 

The first target was the premises of one of the courier delivery services. The young man doused part of the building with gasoline and set it on fire. After filming everything on his phone and reporting the completion of the task, the young man fled, and the fire at the site extinguished itself. He did not receive any payment for his work. 

Later, around 1 a.m., the suspect set fire to a facility that supplies and regulates power at a local railway crossing. Despite the arson, the equipment remained fully functional.

Law enforcement officers detained the young man the day after the crime. He is currently being held in custody at Zakarpattia Correctional Facility No. 9 without the possibility of bail.  

He is charged with sabotage committed by a group of individuals in conspiracy under martial law and an attempted intentional damage to property by arson (Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 113, Part 2 of Article 28, Part 2 of Article 15, Part 2 of Article 194 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

The measures to uncover the crime were carried out by operatives and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Zakarpattia region together with the criminal police of the Tyachiv district department of the National Police of Ukraine under the procedural guidance of the Tyachiv District and Zakarpattia Regional Prosecutor's Offices.