The Security Service of Ukraine has apprehended a Russian agent who attempted to carry out a terrorist act on the railway in the Kharkiv region.
According to the investigation materials, the aggressors intended to blow up the railway tracks to derail a cargo train of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To execute this plan, they recruited a 54-year-old local mechanic who caught the attention of Russian special services by posting anti-Ukrainian comments on Telegram.
Under enemy orders, the suspect initially placed a homemade explosive device (IED) under the ties, but the explosion did not cause the train to derail.
His next task was to plant another IED not on the tracks, but under a military convoy.
The Security Service thwarted the enemy's plans by preventing a new explosion and arresting the agent at the stage of preparing for the sabotage.
During the investigation, it was established that after recruitment, the aggressors provided the agent with instructions for assembling explosives and delivered components, including sensors and 8 kilograms of plastic explosive.
To transfer the components to the agent, the occupiers used a drone that dropped the cargo in a pre-arranged location in the Kharkiv district.
During searches, a smartphone with evidence of collaboration with the enemy was confiscated from the detainee.

•  Part 2 of Article 113 (sabotage during martial law);
•  ⁠Part 1 of Article 14, Part 2 of Article 113 (preparation for sabotage during martial law);
•  Part 1 of Article 263 (illegal handling of explosives).

The criminal is currently in custody without the right to bail. He faces life imprisonment with property confiscation.
Comprehensive measures were carried out by the Security Service in the Kharkiv region under the procedural guidance of the regional prosecutor's office.