Overview
- The Central District Military Court sentenced a Penza region man to 14 years for participating in a terrorist organization and confidential cooperation with a foreign organization under Articles 205.5(2) and 275.1.
- According to the regional FSB, the Penza defendant agreed in 2023 to actions intended to destabilize authorities and influence a decision to halt the operation in Ukraine, with the case uncovered alongside the Border FSB for Saratov and Samara.
- The Penza sentence includes five years in a prison facility and nine years in a strict‑regime colony, plus one year of restricted freedom, and the verdict has not yet taken legal effect.
- The Second Western District Military Court imposed 14 years in a strict‑regime colony on a 20‑year‑old from Kaluga for state treason and public justification of terrorism under Articles 275 and 205.2(2).
- Prosecutors say the Kaluga defendant sent geotagged images of Russian military sites via messenger on instructions from a Ukrainian intelligence representative and posted a 2023 online comment justifying banned groups; he also received one year of restricted freedom and a three‑year ban on posting online.