A Krasnodar resident received a prison sentence in a sabotage case.

A Krasnodar resident, found guilty of two arson attacks on railway equipment, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

"Caucasian Knot" wrote that in the southern regions of Russia, after the outbreak of large-scale military operations in Ukraine, there have been repeated arson attacks on military registration and enlistment offices and railway relay cabinets. A wave of such arson attacks, in particular, was recorded after the announcement of partial mobilization in Russia. On September 30, 2022, General Staff spokesman Vladimir Tsimlyansky stated that the arson attacks on military registration and enlistment offices will be classified as terrorist attacks; investigators also sometimes apply the article on sabotage to such cases.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced a Krasnodar resident for two counts of sabotage (Part 2 of Article 281 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of twelve to twenty years) and preparation of a terrorist act (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of ten to twenty years).

According to the prosecution, the man agreed to commit security crimes in exchange for monetary compensation. He received the assignments from a "supervisor" online, the Krasnodar Krai Prosecutor's Office reported today.

The court found that the Krasnodar resident twice set fire to railway infrastructure facilities that ensure the safety of train traffic. "To confirm the completion of the assignments, he recorded the results of his actions on video and sent them to the person who ordered them," the department stated.

Following other instructions from his "curator," the man attempted to acquire a homemade explosive device, planning to commit a terrorist attack. He was unable to carry out his plan, as he was detained by security forces.

The defendant was sentenced to 20 years in prison, with the first five years to be served in a maximum-security penal colony, and the remainder to be served in a maximum-security penal colony. He was also fined 400,000 rubles. The mobile phone used by the Krasnodar resident has been confiscated by the state.

The prosecutor's office's statement does not disclose the defendant's age or occupation, nor does it specify whether he pleaded guilty. The defendant's name is redacted from the case file on the Southern District Military Court's website.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in April, Daniil Panov, a native of the Salsky District, was sentenced to 13 years in a maximum-security prison for setting relay cabinets on fire in the Rostov Region. At the end of April, a military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced long sentences to Vladislav Matukhnenko, Anton Esauenko, and Evgeniya Kudryashova in the railroad arson case.