Failed Arson Attacks on Military Recruitment Offices in St. Petersburg: Recent Incidents and Security Measures

2023-08-26 18:13:16

Employees of the selection point for contract soldiers for military service in the Admiralteisky district of St. Petersburg did not allow the failed arsonist who attacked the building on August 26 to escape.

The offender was detained until the arrival of the police, including the instructor of the selection point Alexei Kuznetsov. He told Fontanka that at five o’clock in the evening in Podezdny Lane the glass was smashed with a brick, and then a Molotov cocktail was thrown.

The hooligan failed to start a fire, all the damage was broken glass. Three employees of the station did not let him escape.

“Twisted, handed over to the relevant authorities. Everything is in order, ”Alex assured.

A local resident, who turns 31 in September, will have to explain his motives to the police.

Over the past month, five people have been detained in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region following attempts and arson of military registration and enlistment offices. Basically, they talked regarding telephone scammers who deprived them of their money, and subsequent offers to save these funds, allegedly assisting the security forces in detaining criminals.

They are charged with the deliberate destruction of someone else’s property or an attempt on it, a young foreigner was arrested under a terrorist article.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs warned that criminals began to massively use calls with proposals to set fire to objects of military, transport or banking infrastructure in early August. The traces are believed to lead to Ukraine.

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