The Moscow City Court found Ukrainian citizen Roman Ragozin guilty… (нападение · посольство · рагозин)
The Moscow City Court found Ukrainian citizen Roman Ragozin guilty of attacking an institution enjoying international protection, specifically the Russian Embassy building in Kyiv.
Consensus
- Roman Ragozin, a Ukrainian citizen, was sentenced in absentia by the Moscow City Court.
- The sentence was for an attack on the Russian embassy in Kyiv in March 2016.
- Ragozin was convicted under part 2 of Article 360 of the Russian Criminal Code (attack on premises of persons enjoying international protection, with intent to worsen international relations).
- The court ordered compensation of over 1.8 million rubles to AO 'SOGAZ'.
- Ragozin was declared a fugitive and is wanted by authorities.
Points of divergence
- Ragozin was accused of throwing pyrotechnics and fireworks at the embassy, damaging diplomats' vehicles, and burning a Russian flag brought to the embassy. — kommersant
- In 2018, former Verkhovna Rada deputy and ex-Minister of Transport Nikolai Rudkovsky was accused in the same attack; in 2019, three other Ukrainians including Iryna Krat and Vladimir Koshevenko were arrested, along with Igor Mosiychuk. — kommersant
- Iryna Krat was sentenced to seven years in prison in January 2025. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Ukrainian man sentenced to nine years in absentia for attack on Russian embassy in Kyiv in 2016 — Коммерсантъ
- Man who attacked the Russian Embassy in Kyiv in 2016 sentenced to 9 years in absentia — Интерфакс