The goal, according to the security report, was to cause “civilian casualties,” rather than wartime casualties.
It’s not clear how the intelligence agency was tipped off to the would-be saboteur.
“During the investigation, law enforcement discovered that the suspect was reportedly involved in other acts of sabotage in the past, namely in the detonation of two gas stations and a railway track in Kharkiv Oblast,” reported the outlet.
It was noted that the saboteur — whose identity hasn’t been released to the public — was a former member of a Russian police force.
So far, the accused has been jailed, pending a further investigation.
It isn’t clear what the investigation entails, or whether the details of the investigation will be released to the public.
If the would-be saboteur is convicted of the crime, he could spend the rest of his life in prison.
The SBU had no further comment as of press time.
