A court in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk sent a 16-year-old native of the North Caucasus region of Daghestan to pretrial detention for two months on suspicion of an arson attack on an Su-34 fighter bomber at a local military airport. The attack took place on January 4. Ukraine's main intelligence directorate said at the time that the aircraft was fully destroyed. The Federal Security Service said that the teenager, whose identity was not disclosed, is suspected of involvement in a series of arson attacks organized by Ukraine on railways in Daghestan in November-December. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Caucasus.Realities, click here.
Daghestani Teenager Arrested For Alleged Arson Attack At Russian Military Airport
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