After a Failed Attempt to Rob a Cryptocurrency Exchange Following a Simulated Grenade Detonation, a Russian Man Was Arrested on the Spot at the Cryptocurrency Exchange Office

On November 25th, as per DL News, the St. Petersburg police in Russia made an arrest on November 22nd. A man was taken into custody. He had attempted to detonate a fake hand grenade inside the office of a cryptocurrency exchange with the aim of robbing the cryptocurrency assets. The police caught him at the exchange office. The St. Petersburg and Leningrad Region Interior Ministry announced that the suspect is a 21-year-old unemployed man from the Leningrad Region (District 47). A ministry spokesperson explained, "The man broke into the exchange office, set off two fake hand grenades and a smoke bomb. Then he demanded that the staff transfer all the exchange's cryptocurrency assets to his personal wallet." Fake hand grenades are commonly used in live-action airsoft games. These are team-based recreational activities where players use realistic simulated firearms and throw explosive devices filled with plastic pellets in simulated combat situations. The police stated that when the man was apprehended, he was also in possession of two undetonated fake hand grenades. Initially, the Ministry dispatched bomb disposal experts to ensure that the man was not carrying actual explosives capable of causing fatal harm. The Ministry stated that the man has been arrested on the spot and is currently being held in detention. He has been charged under Article 162 of the Russian Criminal Code, which relates to robbery offenses. The Ministry and Russian media have not revealed the name of the involved cryptocurrency exchange. However, map data shows that the building houses the Yzex cryptocurrency exchange, and its office was also open to the public on Saturday.