The suspect carried out arson attacks against military and civilian infrastructure, the agency has alleged

A Russian man has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out a series of sabotage and terrorist acts on behalf of the Ukrainian intelligence services, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said.

The suspect, who is in his mid-forties, performed arson attacks against military and civilian infrastructure in Russia between 2023 and 2024, the FSB said in a statement on Thursday.

His targets included a military tractor vehicle undergoing repairs, a railway relay cabinet, a cell phone tower, and a warehouse of a civilian firm manufacturing products for the Russian Defense Ministry, it added.

Acting on his own volition, the man established contact with an operative from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) in 2023 and underwent training on covert activities and manufacturing improvised incendiary devices, the FSB alleged.

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