04:33, 26 February 2026

The case of the terrorist attack against a student from Dagestan has reached court.

Investigators have referred to court the case of a 19-year-old student from Dagestan accused of setting fire to a battery cabinet on a railway line in the Moscow region.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in January 2025, Moscow security forces reported the arrest of an 18-year-old native of Dagestan in connection with a terrorist attack. The Moscow college student was accused of setting fire to a battery cabinet on the stretch between the Malchiki and Lyubertsy-2 stations near Moscow. During interrogation, the young man told investigators that an unknown person in a messenger offered him to commit the arson for a reward of 40,000 rubles. After sending the "customer" a video of the arson, he never received the promised reward.

In the southern regions of Russia, since the start of the military operation in Ukraine, there have been repeated arson attacks on railway equipment. In March 2025, security forces announced the arrest of three teenagers for setting relay and battery cabinets on the railway near Krasnodar. In late December, the Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced four residents of Kuban to lengthy prison terms under the article on sabotage, also for setting a relay cabinet on fire. The case of two teenagers from Krasnodar, accused of a terrorist attack due to the arson of a battery cabinet, was recently received by the court; the defendants are 15 and 18 years old.

A native of Dagestan, accused of committing a terrorist attack, will appear in court in the Moscow region. The charge against the young man carries a prison sentence of 15 to 20 years.

According to the prosecution, a student from a Moscow college set fire to a battery cabinet used to power a traffic light, following instructions from an "anonymous handler." The device completely burned down. The young man, now 19, is "awaiting a court verdict in custody," MVD Media reported on February 25.

In a video recording distributed by security forces after the defendant's arrest, the young man admits his guilt. He notes that he met the "customer" through Telegram and arrived at the scene of the arson on the railway by taxi. The defendant's face is hidden in the recording.

"The criminal case materials have been sent to court for consideration on the merits," the publication states. It does not specify which court the case has been sent to, nor does it indicate the estimated amount of damages.

The wording that "unidentified individuals" are forcing teenagers to film the arson and then send them to the "customer" suggests that investigators have found a simple way to prove the crimes, Roman, a candidate of legal sciences, previously noted. Melnichenko.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/421129