Use imitation grenades to rob the exchange! 21-year-old Russian man arrested on the spot

A 21-year-old man in St. Petersburg, Russia, attempted to break into the office of a cryptocurrency exchange with a simulated grenade and was detained by the police on robbery charges.
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According to Dlnews, on the afternoon of Saturday, the 22nd, there was an explosion sound from a commercial building in St. Petersburg, Russia. A 21-year-old unemployed man from Leningrad Oblast broke into the exchange office, detonated two simulated survival game grenades and ignited smoke grenades, and asked the staff to "transfer all the crypto assets of the platform to his wallet."

Although the simulated grenade only sprayed plastic marbles and made a loud noise, it still caused panic at the scene.

Simulated grenades and smoke bombs to create chaos

The police quickly sealed off the floor after receiving the report. Since the authenticity of the explosives could not be confirmed, bomb disposal experts from the Ministry of Internal Affairs immediately arrived at the scene and finally confirmed that they were props for survival games. After searching, the police found two more unexploded grenades of the same style in the suspect's backpack. In the end, no one was injured in the incident and no property was damaged.

The victim unit has not been officially announced, but based on the on-site floor information and comparing business hours and map information, outsiders speculate that it may be the St. Petersburg office of the Yzex cryptocurrency trading platform.

The company did not respond to requests for comment. The case has been investigated under Article 162 of the Russian Criminal Code for robbery, and the man is currently in custody awaiting trial.

Physical security has become a new issue for on-chain assets

This incident also reminds industry players and investors once again: as countries relax regulations in 2025 and exchanges set up offline locations one after another, the importance of physical access control, surveillance systems and employee emergency response procedures is rising rapidly.

Although this incident in St. Petersburg ended with immediate police action, if the suspect had been armed with real weapons, the consequences would have been difficult to estimate. Law enforcement agencies call on businesses to establish measures such as multi-signatures and time locks to reduce the risk of loss when a single employee is threatened.