Russian court jails five for helicopter arson and sabotage ‘at Ukraine’s behest,’ TASS reports

The five young people were sentenced to long-term imprisonment.

Russian court jails five for helicopter arson and sabotage ‘at Ukraine’s behest,’ TASS reports

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced five people for up to 18 years in jail after finding them guilty of setting fire to railway infrastructure and a helicopter outside Moscow last year, the TASS state news agency reported. TASS cited state prosecutors as saying that the group had acted on the orders of people close to Ukraine’s GUR military intelligence agency. GUR posted video at the time purporting to show the heli…

Military Court Hands Lengthy Prison Sentences to Young Russians for Ukraine-Linked Helicopter Arson

A military court in Moscow sentenced five young Russians to lengthy prison terms on terrorism charges for allegedly setting fire to a helicopter on behalf of Ukraine, authorities said Tuesday.

Russian court jails five for helicopter arson and sabotage 'at Ukraine's behest,' TASS reports

MOSCOW - A Russian military court on Tuesday sentenced five people for up to 18 years in jail after finding them guilty of setting fire to railway infrastructure and a helicopter outside Moscow last year, the TASS state news agency reported. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia: Military Court Jails 5 Youths Over Pro-Ukraine Arson

By Enyichukwu Enemanna A military court in Moscow, the Russian capital, on Tuesday handed jail sentences to five young people in connection with the role they played in setting ablaze a helicopter and railway equipment on behalf of Ukraine, state-owned Russian media reports. Since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has been hit by dozens of sabotage attacks, many targeting its vast railway network. The court sentenced Nikita Bulgakov, Roman…

A Russian military court has sentenced five young men accused of "sabotage" on behalf of the Ukrainian intelligence service to up to 18 years in prison for setting fire to a rescue helicopter, Russian media reported... Russia: Heavy sentences for five young men who burned a helicopter "on Ukraine's orders" - NAVY TIMES