Ivanovo couple sentenced to 15 and 10.6 years for power line sabotage

A young man was sentenced for a sabotage and attempted sabotage, his wife — for aiding in the commission of sabotage.

Consensus

• A married couple from Ivanovo was convicted of sabotage involving power transmission lines.
• The couple was sentenced to prison terms of 15 years and 10.5 years.
• The man was sentenced to 15 years, with the first three years in prison followed by transfer to a strict-regime colony.
• The woman was sentenced to 10.5 years, to be served in a general regime colony.
• Both were allegedly acting under instructions from a coordinator who posed as an FSB officer.
• The sabotage involved cutting support structures of four power lines in Ivanovo and Teikovsky districts.
• The couple was arrested by FSB officers in June 2025.
• The man was charged with sabotage and attempted sabotage, while the woman was charged with aiding in sabotage.

Points of divergence

• The couple committed sabotage under the influence of fraudsters, who were also victims. — vesti
• The man purchased technical equipment for metal cutting, and one of the power line supports was destroyed. — kommersant
• The woman was sentenced to 10 years and 6 months, not 10.5 years. — kommersant

Coverage (2 sources)

• Husband and wife from Ivanovo sentenced to 10.5 and 15 years for sabotage — Вести
• Husband and wife in Ivanovo sentenced to terms up to 15 years for damage to power lines — Коммерсантъ

Key entities

• Ivanovo
• Moscow
• FSB
• Ivanovsky
• National Anti-Terrorist Committee
• Ivanovsky Oblast
• Ivanovsky Regional Court