15-Year-Old Sentenced to 7 Years for Fire Under Fraudster Coercion
In St. Petersburg, a 15-year-old schoolgirl was sentenced to seven years for arson at the request of scammers. The Military Court sentenced 15-year-old Saykal Vazirova to a seven-year educational colony in connection with the terror attack, the convicted girl's lawyer told
Consensus
- The 15-year-old girl, Sайкал Вазирова, was sentenced to seven years in a corrective labor colony.
- The crime occurred on February 23, 2026, at a Tatneft gas station on Savushkina Street in St. Petersburg.
- The fire destroyed the fuel pump completely.
- The girl was arrested and initially charged with terrorism under Part 1 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code.
- The charge was later upgraded to terrorism causing significant property damage under Paragraph 'v' of Part 2 of Article 205.
- The prosecution stated that the girl was influenced by unknown individuals.
- The girl admitted guilt during the proceedings.
- A note found at her home stated she agreed to participate in a special counter-terrorism operation and cooperate with the FSB.
- The girl had contacted a person with the nickname 'Ледяная глазурь' via a Telegram dating bot.
- She shared her geolocation with the individual, who claimed it would be used for drone targeting.
- She was threatened with charges of treason and pressured to cooperate with 'FSB representatives'.
- The fraudsters allegedly instructed her to set fire to the gas station to identify spies within Russian security forces.
Points of divergence
- The verdict was handed down on August 19, but only became known today. — tg_echoonline_news
- The girl worked on a construction site to help her parents, who are from Kyrgyzstan, and dreamed of becoming a teacher. — tg_istories_media
- The girl was involved in a 'counter-terrorism operation' as described in the note found at her home. — tg_radiosvoboda
- The note found at her home described her obligation to 'cooperate with the FSB' in a 'counter-terrorism operation'. — tg_severrealii
- The girl had recently transferred to a new school before her arrest. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Over 300 such arson cases were recorded by March 2026, with victims often being deceived by Ukrainian scam centers. — mediazona
Coverage (6 sources)
- Court sentenced 15-year-old girl to seven years in a colony for arson under the influence of fraudsters — ЭХО / Новости
- 15-year-old schoolgirl sentenced to seven years in a correctional colony for arson of a gas station. Court did not take into account that she was threatened by scammers — Важные истории
- In St. Petersburg, a 15-year-old schoolgirl sentenced to 7 years for arson at the request of fraudsters — Радио Свобода
- In St. Petersburg, a 15-year-old schoolgirl sentenced to 7 years for arson at the request of fraudsters — Север.Реалии
- 15-year-old schoolgirl sentenced to 7 years in a correctional colony for arson at a gas station in St. Petersburg under the influence of scammers — SOTAvision
- 15-year-old schoolgirl sentenced to 7 years in a colony for arson of a gas station in St. Petersburg under the influence of scammers — Медиазона