Russian Physicist Sentenced to 14 Years for Treason

Anatoly Maslov is the latest in a series of scientists convicted for allegedly sharing state secrets related to hypersonic missile research.

Maslov, 77, was convicted by a St Petersburg court and sentenced to a penal colony.
He was a top scientist at the Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.
Colleagues claim the charges are baseless and harmful to Russian scientific progress.
Several scientists in the hypersonic research field have faced similar accusations and convictions.
The details of the charges remain classified, with allegations of sharing secrets with foreign entities.