Overview
- The 2nd Western District Military Court convicted Anatoly Kapralov and Gennady Blinov under Article 275 for state treason.
- Kapralov received a 15-year sentence and Blinov 14 years in a strict-regime penal colony, plus one year of restricted freedom and 200,000-ruble fines each.
- Prosecutors say the pair bought, activated, and sent SIM cards to Ukraine in 2023 for use in unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Authorities allege those SIM cards were used in strikes on the Soltsy-2 base on August 19, 2023, and the Shaykovka airfield on August 21 and 23, 2023.
- The General Prosecutor's Office reported the verdict and allegations, which were carried by state outlets RIA Novosti and TASS.