A citizen of Ukraine convicted of terrorism tried to set fire to MO transport

Dmitry Balog, a citizen of Ukraine convicted of terrorism, tried to commit arson at the facilities of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced on May 21 by the FSB's Public Relations Center.

According to the report, in 2023, an attacker led by a Ukrainian curator set fire to two relay cabinets near the Belye Stolby railway station, the equipment of mobile operators, three official buses of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as a passenger car with patriotic symbols of the Russian Federation.

In addition, he reported to the Ukrainian side information about the main elements of infrastructure and locations of military equipment in two military air defense units of the Moscow region. Later, he tried to enter the facilities to set fire to vehicles, but his activities were stopped.

"The court found the defendant guilty of committing the incriminated crimes and sentenced him to 25 years in prison with the first 5 years in prison, and the remaining term in a high—security penal colony with restriction of liberty for a period of 2 years," the report says.

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