Arsonist arrested in Prykarpattia over attack on war volunteer's car

Prykarpattia police detained a suspect over setting fire to a vehicle belonging to a local volunteer.

This was reported by the Ivano-Frankivsk Police, Ukrinform saw.

"In search of ‘easy’ money, a man set fire to a volunteer's car... The chargers involve obstructing the legitimate operations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations, intentional destruction or damage to property committed via arson," the police reported.

"In early August, the perpetrator found on Telegram an ad offering a ‘part-time job’ that involved setting soldiers’ vehicles on fire (…) for $1,000," the report added.

The police urged citizens not to succumb to various provocations. "Today, the enemy is working to destabilize our country and is looking for those to hire in order to realize their criminal intentions," the police said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, this year, the police and SBU detained more than 70 arsonists who had been targeting vehicles.