A Russian freight train (Illustration: Getty).
RT reported that Russian law enforcement agencies arrested a suspect in the train sabotage case on December 1.
The suspect, identified as an Italian man originally from the Ryazan region of Russia, is accused of planting an explosive device on the tracks that caused 19 freight cars to derail on November 11 in Ryazan, about 200km southeast of Moscow. Russian authorities have called it an act of terrorism.
During interrogation after his arrest, the 35-year-old man said that he was recruited by the Ukrainian intelligence agency (GUR) in February this year and trained to carry out sabotage operations in Latvia under the auspices of special services. In March this year, he returned to Ryazan.
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) today also accused the suspect of involvement in the Ukrainian drone attacks on a Russian military base in Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region in July. The attack at that time did not cause any human or material damage.
Russian authorities continue to investigate whether the man is involved in other cases.
In a related development, Kommersant newspaper reported today that Russian investigators concluded that a train caught fire in the Severomuysky railway tunnel in the Buryatia region of Siberia was the result of a "terrorist act" by an unidentified group of people.
According to initial investigation, the explosive device was planted under the freight train. The incident caused temporary disruption of railway operations, but there were no casualties.
Some sources say Ukraine is involved in the incident, but Kiev has not commented.
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