Overview
- The FSB, with Rosgvardiya support, says it prevented an attack allegedly planned by Ukrainian special services on the Chusovskoy railway bridge in Perm Krai.
- A Russian man born in 1972 was detained in Chusovoy after, according to authorities, transferring 350,000 rubles to “safe accounts” under pressure from scammers in Telegram.
- Searches at his residence uncovered about 10 kilograms of explosive material, components for explosive devices, and a camera intended to monitor the bridge, and the FSB released video of the arrest.
- A criminal case has been opened under Article 222.1 on illegal handling of explosives, with investigators considering charges for preparing a terrorist act and illegal manufacture that could carry a life sentence.
- The Leninsky District Court of Perm ordered the suspect held in pretrial detention until February 28, and his defense filed an appeal of the custody ruling the same day.