The key facts
- The 2nd Eastern District Military Court sentenced a 39-year-old resident of Chita to 20 years in a strict-regime colony
- He was found guilty under Art. 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (state treason) and Art. 205.3 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (training for terrorist activity)
- According to the FSB, the man collected and passed to the Ukrainian side information about critically important facilities
Verdict in a treason case
In Chita, a 39-year-old local resident has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment to be served in a strict-regime correctional colony. The verdict was handed down by the 2nd Eastern District Military Court, which found the man guilty under two articles of the Criminal Code of Russia: Art. 275 (state treason) and Art. 205.3 (undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity). This was reported by the press service of the FSB of Russia for Zabaykalsky Krai.
The investigation's version
According to the agency, Ukrainian intelligence services recruited the resident of Chita to participate in preparing sabotage and terrorist acts on the territory of Russia. The man underwent special training, after which he collected information about critically important facilities and sent it to the Ukrainian side. According to the investigation's version, the information obtained was planned to be used to prepare a sabotage and terrorist act.
Other similar cases
Media outlets also recall other verdicts in treason cases. According to Life.ru, the Baltic Fleet Military Court earlier sentenced a resident of Kaliningrad Oblast to 16 years in a strict-regime colony for treason and preparation for a terrorist act: in February and March 2025 he photographed facilities of the Russian Ministry of Defense and passed the collected data to a foreign handler via a messenger; he was also given one year of freedom restrictions after release. According to a report by the Joint Press Service of the Courts of St. Petersburg dated October 8, St. Petersburg resident Sergei Zaitsev received 14 years in a strict-regime colony and a fine of 400 thousand rubles for sending, via the Signal messenger, photographs containing state secrets to which he had access under the 'top secret' classification, to a representative of Ukrainian intelligence services.
