Man from Melitopol Sentenced to 24 Years for Treason
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a resident of Melitopol to 24 years of deprivation of liberty and a fine of 600,000 rubles on charges of state treason, participation in a terrorist organization, and illegal trafficking of explosives.
Consensus
- The defendant is a resident of Melitopol in Zaporozhye Oblast.
- The case was heard by the Southern Military District Court in Rostov-on-Don.
- The man was sentenced to 24 years of imprisonment.
- The sentence includes a fine of 600,000 rubles.
- The man was accused of treason (Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code).
- He was accused of participating in a terrorist organization (Article 205.4, part 2).
- He was accused of illegal possession and handling of explosives (Article 222.1, part 4).
- The man was detained by FSB officers in Zaporozhye Oblast.
- More than 8 kg of explosives were found and seized at his residence.
- Two homemade explosive devices were discovered at his residence.
- The man allegedly hid and transported explosives and electronic components for making improvised explosive devices.
Points of divergence
- The defendant is a 45-year-old man from Bryansk named Alexei Khantsov, living in Mariupol, not Melitopol, and was sentenced to 23 years instead of 24. — mediazona
- The man was accused of photographing a Rosgvardia unit and the administration building of the Primorsky District in Mariupol in January 2025, and agreed to help with an explosion on the same date. — mediazona
- The man was allegedly paid 30,000 rubles for his cooperation. — mediazona
- The man was arrested on February 3, 2025, after retrieving bomb components from a cache. — mediazona
- The man was born in 1982. — kommerant
- The man was involved in transporting and hiding explosives on the territory of the region. — interfax
- The man was involved in transporting explosives and electronic components for making IEDs. — vesti
Coverage (6 sources)
- A resident of Melitopol was sent to a colony for 24 years for treason — Коммерсантъ
- Melitopol resident sentenced to 24 years for equipment of bunkers for terrorism — Вести
- Melitopol resident sentenced to 24 years in prison for assisting Ukrainian intelligence services — Интерфакс
- Mariupol resident given 23 years for filming a Rosgvardiya unit and preparing for an explosion of the district administration — Медиазона
- Resident of Mariupol sentenced to 23 years for treason — Коммерсантъ
- Mariupol resident sentenced to 23 years in Rostov-on-Don for treason — Интерфакс