04:41, 8 July 2026

The Rostov court found the resident of Horlivka guilty of treason.

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The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced resident Ilya Mezhanov from Horlivka to 22 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist community.

The court issued a verdict against resident Ilya Mezhanov from Horlivka, finding him guilty of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation), participation in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.4, Article 205.3, Part 3 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation) and possession of explosives (Part 4 of Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

The court established that in December 2024, an employee of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine created a terrorist community. Mezhanov entered into correspondence with him and received an offer to join this community. He was supposed to receive packages with homemade explosive devices, store them, and pass them on to other participants, writes Kommersant on July 7.

In December 2024, Mezhanov retrieved a package with components of an explosive device from a hideout and brought it to his garage, where law enforcement discovered them in January 2025. Mezhanov also received a video file with instructions for making explosives. Additionally, in January 2025, he retrieved a package with bomb components from another hideout, which he transferred to his vehicle, after which he was detained.

The court found Mezhanov guilty and sentenced him to 22 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony, with the first three years in prison, and also fined him 700,000 rubles.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that on July 3, the Rostov Regional Court sentenced a resident of the region to 12 years in prison, finding him guilty of treason for transferring money to Ukrainian military personnel.

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Translated automatically via OpenAI from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/424755