A teenager suspected of a series of arson attacks in Odesa remains in custody

<span><span><span><span><span><span>A juvenile suspected of a series of arson attacks in Odesa in April–May 2024 has had his pretrial detention extended until </span></span></span></span></span></span>September 21, 2026<span><span><span><span><span><span>. The court also upheld the alternative bail amount of 80 subsistence minimums (242,240 UAH). </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>This is stated in a ruling by the Peresypsky District Court of Odesa. </span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>The minor is charged with conspiring with an unidentified person to set fire to a vehicle belonging to the operational duty service of the National Guard of Ukraine (causing 1.5 million UAH in damages), a “Hyundai Terracan” vehicle (causing nearly 39,000 UAH in damages), attempting to set fire to an automatic blocking relay cabinet at a Ukrzaliznytsia facility, and setting fire to a “Fiat Fiorino” vehicle a second time.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

<span><span><span><span><span><span>In its ruling, the court took into account the severity of the alleged crimes, the risk that the defendant might abscond, the risk of reestablishing contact with Russian special services via the internet, and the risk of influencing participants in the proceedings.</span></span></span></span></span></span>

The hearing was held in closed session via videoconference.

Previously, a court in Odesa sentenced a man to six years in prison for setting fire to residents’ cars at the behest of an unknown mastermind. Over the course of several nights, the perpetrator burned four Tesla vehicles in the city’s Kyivskyi district. In addition, while one of the cars was on fire, the flames spread to a Toyota parked nearby. According to expert estimates, the total amount of damages caused to the victims exceeds three million hryvnias.

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