The teenager was detained in Rostov-on-Don while attempting to set fire to a police station.

Police reported the detention of a young man in Rostov-on-Don who planned to set fire to a police station. He has been placed under a measure of restraint in the form of a prohibition of certain actions.

Officers of the patrol service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Rostov-on-Don noticed a suspicious young man photographing one of the police stations during their duty. He was taken for questioning to the territorial department.

According to investigators, the young man, under the direction of some fraudsters, bought several bottles of lighter fluid and napkins, TASS reports, citing the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Rostov region.

The investigation believes that according to the instructions he received, he was supposed to observe service vehicles near various law enforcement agencies and then commit arson.

A criminal case has been initiated against the suspect under the article on attempted intentional destruction or damage to someone else's property. He has been placed under a measure of restraint in the form of a prohibition of certain actions, the agency clarified.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that the case of a 23-year-old resident of Rostov-on-Don, who has been charged with terrorism at the Rostov-Glavny station, has been submitted to the court. Earlier, a 19-year-old resident of Rostov region was suspected of attempting to set fire to an energy infrastructure facility.

It should be noted that arson of railway equipment is regarded by law enforcement as terrorism and sabotage, and in courts, defendants receive long prison sentences. For instance, in April, the Krasnodar Regional Court sentenced a resident of the Seversky District, Daniil Khizhnyak, to 12.5 years in prison for setting fire to a relay cabinet on the railway.

At the end of December 2025, the court sentenced four residents of Kuban to long prison terms under the article on sabotage - also for setting fire to a relay cabinet.

In criminal cases, a typical formulation often appears: allegedly "unidentified persons" force people to film arsons and then send them to the "customer". This narrative in a large number of criminal cases indicates that investigators have found a simple way to prove crimes, noted candidate of legal sciences Roman Melnychenko.