Sevastopol Terror Attack Suspect Admits Payment in Crypto
Margarita Reut confessed to carrying out a terrorist attack in Sevastopol on August 13, 2025, which resulted in the death of a military officer from the Ministry of Defense. She claimed she was paid in cryptocurrency for the attack.
Consensus
- Margarita Reut confessed to carrying out the terrorist attack in Sevastopol.
- The attack occurred on August 13, 2024.
- A military officer from the Ministry of Defense died as a result of the attack.
- The officer sustained injuries incompatible with life.
- Reut was born in Yaroslavl.
- Reut lived in Sochi and frequently traveled to Crimea.
- Reut was involved in volunteer activities, including cleaning oil spills in Krasnodar Krai.
- Reut opened a travel agency in 2023, which closed after 1.5 months.
- Reut was fined in late July 2025 for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.
- Reut traveled frequently within Russia.
- Reut traveled abroad, primarily to Egypt and Turkey.
- Reut was active in online chats related to adult content creation.
Points of divergence
- Reut was detained in 1994 and acted on behalf of Ukrainian special services. — vm
- The fine was issued while Reut was on a train from Samara to Adler, after she shouted 'That's what you deserve, Russians!' in response to news about a drone strike on the Likhaya station in Rostov Oblast. — tg_mash
Coverage (2 sources)
- Mash: The girl who caused the explosion in Sevastopol was paid for the terrorist act with cryptocurrency — Вечерняя Москва
- Margareta Reut admitted to carrying out a terrorist attack in Sevastopol. She told that she was paid for the explosion with crypto. — Mash