The resident of Kharkiv turned out to be a saboteur - how the court punished her.

A court hearing took place in Kharkiv against a woman who set fire to someone else's property, thereby committing sabotage. For this act, she faces a severe penalty.

Case Details

According to the case documents, the accused set fire to a car for money on the night of March 29, 2025. She filmed the arson, sent the video via Telegram to the contractor, and received 700 dollars for it. As a result, not only this car burned, but also another car that was parked nearby.

On the same evening, April 8, the woman committed another arson attack - this time she ignited the relay of a traffic light at the "Kharkiv-Slobidsky-Balashivka" railway station. For this act, she received 400 dollars.

Court Verdict

The Slobidsky District Court in Kharkiv found the woman guilty of committing multiple offenses and sentenced her to 15 years in prison. In addition to imprisonment, the accused was ordered to compensate the owner of the car damaged by the arson for material damages amounting to 187,000 Hryvnias.

Previously, we reported on a man from Rivne who disseminated information about the locations of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was subsequently held criminally accountable. There were also reports of a trial against railway workers in Volyn who attempted to legally transport a conscript abroad.