15-Year-Old Sentenced to 6 Years for Sabotage Plot

A 15-year-old schoolboy from Onega, Arkhangelsk region, received six years in a correctional colony for his involvement with a terrorist organization and preparation for a sabotage operation.

Consensus

• The defendant is a 15-year-old schoolboy from Onega in Arkhangelsk Oblast.
• He was sentenced to six years in a corrective labor colony.
• The court was the Northern Fleet Military Court.
• The charges included preparation for sabotage and involvement with a terrorist organization.
• The alleged activities occurred in November–December 2025.
• The boy was arrested on December 26, 2025.
• The case became public in February 2026.
• The prosecution alleged that the boy was involved in creating graffiti with symbols of a terrorist organization.
• The prosecution alleged that he recorded a video appeal in the name of a 'clandestine group'.
• The prosecution alleged that he attempted to damage a mobile phone mast for 30,000 rubles.
• The boy allegedly recruited other minors and residents from Altai Krai to create graffiti.
• The boy allegedly received instructions from a 'curator' via a messaging app.

Points of divergence

• The boy was 16 years old at the time of sentencing. — tg_severrealii
• The boy was accused of seeking people to set fire to transport infrastructure for money. — tg_severrealii
• The boy was accused of recruiting other minors to draw graffiti. — tg_radiosvoboda
• The boy was allegedly motivated by the desire to earn money by cooperating with a terrorist organization. — mediazona
• The boy was accused of producing materials of anti-state content. — mediazona
• The boy was allegedly instructed to deface posters promoting enlistment in the Russian military. — mediazona
• The boy was accused of preparing to damage a fiber-optic cable. — tg_severrealii
• The boy was accused of preparing to damage the fiber-optic cable. — tg_radiosvoboda
• The boy was accused of attempting to damage a 'MegaFon' cell tower. — mediazona

Coverage (3 sources)

• In Pomorye, a teenager sentenced to 6 years for a sabotage case — Север.Реалии
• 15-year-old schoolboy from Onega, Arkhangelsk region, received 6 years in a correctional colony for ties with terrorists... — Радио Свобода
• 15-year-old schoolboy from Arkhangelsk region sentenced to 6 years in a correctional colony for 'provocative graffiti' and preparation for damage to a mobile phone tower — Медиазона

Key entities

• Arkhangelsk Oblast
• Onezh Bay
• SK
• Northern Fleet Military Court
• Pomor'e
• Investigative Committee
• Mediasphere