Moscow Taxi Driver Sentenced to 12 Years for Treason
A Moscow taxi driver, Vladimir Silaev, was sentenced to 12 years in a strict-regime colony for treason, after spending 44 days under 'carousel arrests' before being transferred to pre-trial detention on treason charges. His former wife denied any ties to Ukraine and claimed he never opposed Russia.
Consensus
- Vladimir Silaev, a Moscow taxi driver, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason.
- The sentence was handed down by the Moscow Oblast Court.
- Silaev was previously held for 44 days under 'carousel arrests'.
- He was transferred to pre-trial detention in late April 2025 on treason charges.
- The court also imposed one year of restricted freedom and a fine of 200,000 rubles.
- Silaev was accused of photographing strategic objects in Moscow on behalf of Ukrainian intelligence.
- His former wife, Olga Fesenko, stated she did not understand the charges and claimed he never opposed Russia.
- Fesenko denied being from Kryvyi Rih or having any connections to Ukraine.
Points of divergence
- Silaev had six prior convictions for robbery, theft, and fraud, but had not had legal issues for over ten years. — tg_astrapress
- Silaev's next girlfriend claimed she did not know him. — mediazona
- A different case involving Ivan Stolbov, a Ukrainian citizen with Russian citizenship, was sentenced to 13 years for treason due to transferring 5,500 rubles to a Ukrainian organization for military supplies. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- Moscow taxi driver sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason. Before that, he spent 44 days under 'carousel arrests'... — ASTRA
- Moscow taxi driver sentenced to 12 years on treason charges — SOTAvision
- Moscow taxi driver Vladimir Silayev sentenced to 12 years in prison for treason — Медиазона
- Man sentenced to 13 years in prison for 11 transfers of 100 hryvnias each to Ukrainian organization — ASTRA
- Ukrainian resident with Russian citizenship sentenced for transfers to VSY needs — Вести
- Russian sentenced to 13 years for donations to Ukraine; he was detained at the airport when he came to his family — Медиазона
Key entities
- Vladimir Silayev
- Mediasphere
- Moscow
- Moscow Regional Court
- Ivana Stolbova
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
- Moscow Oblast
- Ukraine
- Sverdlovsk Regional Court
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Moskovskogo
- Ivano-Frankivsk