Kyiv arrests two suspected of arson on 'enemy orders'

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine detained two people Monday in the western city of Ivano Frankivsk accused of being paid by Russia to set a vehicle on fire, wit...

Kyiv, Ukraine: Ukraine detained two people Monday in the western city of Ivano-Frankivsk accused of being paid by Russia to set a vehicle on fire, with Kyiv suspecting a wider sabotage operation.

Police published photographs of a dark green van that had its front damaged, along with blurred images of a woman being detained by the SBU security service.

It said a 24-year-old woman and her 40-year-old male neighbour were detained for the arson and that they had acted on "enemy special service orders".

"The woman was looking for an easy part-time job on the internet. Soon, she was contacted by a representative of the enemy special service and offered money for setting fire to military vehicles undergoing maintenance," police in Ivano-Frankivsk said in a statement.

It said the man was also involved and that "both had previously been prosecuted for drug-related offences".