Russia jails man for pro-Ukraine railway sabotage

The Volgograd Regional Court sentenced 23-year-old Stanislav Ilchuk to 14 years in a maximum security penal colony in the case of sabotage...

Russia jails man for pro-Ukraine railway sabotage

A Russian court has sentenced a man to 14 years jail for setting fire to railway equipment in an act of pro-Ukraine sabotage, the court’s press service said Thursday. Russia has been hit by dozens of sabotage attacks since Moscow launched its offensive against Kyiv in 2022, many targeting its vast railroad network. Stanislav Ilchuk, 23, set fire to a box connected to the railway tracks in the southwestern Volgograd region, according to the Volgo…

A Russian court has sentenced a man to 14 years in prison for setting fire to a railway facility. The court said on Thursday it was sabotage in favor of Ukraine. The report comes from AFP. Since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has been the target of dozens of sabotage attacks, many of which were aimed at its vast railway network. Many of the accused are young people, sometimes teenagers. Stanislav Ilychuk, 23, set fire to a faci…

The Volgograd Regional Court sentenced Stanislav Ilchuk, a 23-year-old local resident, to 14 years in a maximum security penal colony on charges of treason (article 275 of the Criminal Code) and sabotage (article 281, part 1, of the Criminal Code). This was reported by the press service of the regional courts. According to investigators, from the end of May to June 2024, Ilchuk, “disagreeing” with the political course of the Russian Federation a…