Five Russians have been accused of setting fire to a helicopter on behalf of Ukraine and have been charged with terrorism. The incident took place at Moscow’s Ostafyevo International Business Airport, where a Ka-32 transportation helicopter was set ablaze. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s intelligence agency claimed that the destroyed aircraft was used to support Russian occupying forces. The perpetrators, four men aged 21-22 and one 19-year-old woman, were detained by Federal Security Service (FSB) officers.
The Moscow’s Dorogomilovsky District Court ruled to place all five suspects in pre-trial detention until June 27. The court identified Stanislav Khamidulin as the group’s leader, alleging that he was promised money by Ukrainian intelligence services in exchange for destroying the helicopter. The group members set fire to the aircraft, resulting in its destruction. Two of the suspects, Khamidulin and Nikita Bulgakov, are from Novosibirsk, while Daniil Yamskov and Anastasia Mochalina are from Norilsk. The fifth defendant, Roman Yakovets, is from the Rostov region.
According to the news channel Baza, which is connected to Russian law enforcement, the suspects have been linked to Ukrainian intelligence services. Baza reported that the group’s leader, Khamidulin, and another suspect, Bulgakov, are from Novosibirsk, while Yamskov and Mochalina are from Norilsk, and Yakovets is from the Rostov region. The Moscow Times was unable to verify the report independently. The suspects are believed to have set fire to the Ka-32 helicopter in order to support Russian occupying forces, according to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s intelligence agency.
The accused appeared before a Moscow court on terrorism charges in connection with the helicopter fire. The Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s intelligence agency released a video of the incident, claiming that the destroyed helicopter was used to aid Russian occupying forces. The suspects, including four men and one woman, were detained by FSB officers. The court ruled to keep them in pre-trial detention until June 27, with Khamidulin identified as the group’s leader. The suspects are from various regions, including Novosibirsk, Norilsk, and Rostov.
The Moscow court system stated that the group members set fire to the helicopter as part of a terrorist act, resulting in the destruction of the aircraft. The group is believed to have been promised money by Ukrainian intelligence services in exchange for carrying out the attack. The suspects, who have been linked to Ukrainian intelligence services, have been placed in pre-trial detention. The incident took place at Ostafyevo International Business Airport in Moscow, where the Ka-32 helicopter was set ablaze. The Moscow Times was unable to independently verify the details provided by the Russian news outlets.
