A suspect in the attempted arson of Akhtuba security forces' vehicles has been arrested.

An Akhtubinsk resident attempted to set fire to a high-voltage transformer and security forces' vehicles.

As reported by "Caucasian Knot," at the end of January, a criminal case was transferred to the Krasnodar Regional Court against two residents of the Anapa district, accused of four arson attacks on the railway.

A resident of the Astrakhan region has been taken into custody on suspicion of attempting to set fire to a transformer in Akhtubinsk, as well as to Russian security forces' official vehicles.

"It has been established that, on instructions from a representative of the Ukrainian special services, the suspect, using the Telegram messenger, prepared a flammable mixture and attempted to set fire to a high-voltage transformer in Akhtubinsk, Astrakhan region," according to a statement from the regional FSB press service, as cited by Interfax.

The attempt was observed by security company personnel. The suspect subsequently attempted to set fire to official vehicles of Russian security agencies in Akhtubinsk; the fire was extinguished by officers.

The suspect was detained by police "in the immediate vicinity of the scene" and "confessed." He was charged under paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 205 (terrorist activity) and paragraph "a" of Part 2 of Article 281 (sabotage) of the Criminal Code, under which he faces up to 20 years in prison, Kommersant reports.

"Caucasian Knot" also previously reported that on January 26, Arsanali Mutukov was sentenced to 12 years in Krasnodar Krai for pleading guilty to setting two equipment cabinets on fire on a railway.