Detained for preparing provocations during elections thought he would not be caught
Quick Look
- In the Trans-Baikal Territory, two Russian citizens were detained who, on instructions from the Ukrainian special services, were preparing provocations during the State Duma elections, including arson at the party headquarters.
- One of the detainees admitted that he agreed to the crime for money, believing that he would not be caught.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The arrests took place on the eve of the Unified Voting Day in Russia, when elections to the State Duma were held. The FSB previously reported on preventing election-related provocations.
Brief retelling from RIA II
In the Trans-Baikal Territory, two citizens of the Russian Federation were detained, on instructions from the Ukrainian special services who were preparing provocations during the State Duma elections.
The detainee admitted that he agreed to set fire to the party headquarters during the State Duma elections for money on the instructions of the curator.
MOSCOW, October 8 - RIA Novosti. A resident of the Trans-Baikal Territory, who agreed on instructions from Kyiv to set fire to the party headquarters during the State Duma elections, thought that he would not be caught, follows from a video published by the FSB Central Election Commission.
Earlier, the FSB reported that in the Trans-Baikal Territory, on the eve of the Unified Voting Day (UVD), two citizens of the Russian Federation were detained, on instructions from the Ukrainian special services who were preparing provocations during the State Duma elections.
“At the beginning of September, the curator told me that there would be elections and it was necessary to set fire to the headquarters. He offered me good money, I agreed and thought that they wouldn’t catch me,” said the detainee.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The FSB will conduct further investigation to identify other participants in the network
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Who exactly is the curator on the part of the Ukrainian special services?
- What exact amounts of money were offered for setting fire to the headquarters?
- Were both participants in the plan detained or just one?
