Jeramiejeu was to place the charges in tank wagons in the eastern part of Siberia. The prosecutor's office accused the man of acting on the orders of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), and he received instructions from “a compatriot living in Lithuania”.
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When did the terrorist attack take place?
How many years in prison did Siarhiej Yeramieu receive?
What instructions did Jeramijeu receive?
Who confirmed that the attack was carried out by the SBU?
The charges were detonated in trains passing along the Baikal-Amur Main Line, including: in the tunnel, November 29 and 30, 2023 This caused fuel tanks to catch fire and temporarily blocked traffic on the railway line.
The action was planned by the SBU
A source in the Ukrainian security forces confirmed to AFP that the attack was carried out by the SBU. The authorities in Kiev have admitted to numerous attacks on Russian territory since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, but the act of sabotage in the tunnel was one of the first operations carried out thousands of kilometers from the front line, the agency stressed, adding that the SBU refused to officially comment on the matter.
Recently, Russia has regularly reported arrests of people presented as saboteurs working for Ukraine, the agency emphasized.
The independent website Mediazona added that the convicted person will serve five years in prison, and he will spend the remaining period of his sentence in a maximum security penal colony.
