Under the procedural guidance of the Chernihiv Regional Prosecutor's Office, two men were notified of suspicion of attempted theft on a particularly large scale, intentional destruction and damage to someone else's property, committed by a group of persons in prior conspiracy.
According to the investigation, residents of Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv regions tried to steal money from bank clients in the city of Chernihiv. Since mid-February 2024, they periodically came to the city, collected information about the location of the bank's vault, the presence of video surveillance, fire alarms and other security equipment, as well as possible ways to enter the premises.
The suspects had dug and fortified an underground tunnel from the territory of the children's educational institution to the basement of the multi-story building next to the bank. Using hand and impact tools, they prepared a hole in the wall that led directly to the vault.
On the morning of May 6, the men climbed onto the roof of the bank building, filled its premises with fuel and lubricants through the ventilation duct and set it on fire. Having punched a prepared hole, they penetrated the bank, broke into rented individual bank boxes and began searching for cash and other valuables. At that time, the boxes contained more than 5.5 million UAH.
Before the police could break all the boxes, the criminals fled the scene. The suspects were detained in Zaporizhia and Mykolaiv regions.
The issue of choosing preventive measures for the detainees is currently being resolved.
