The key facts

  • A 23-year-old resident of Michurinsk received 15 years: the first three years in a prison, the rest in a strict-regime colony
  • According to the investigation, recruiters passed him the coordinates of energy facilities; he did not manage to act — he was detained by FSB officers
  • The defendant partially admitted his guilt

Sentence in Tambov

A court in Tambov has sentenced a 23-year-old resident of Michurinsk who was charged with sabotage and preparation of sabotage, the Tambov Region prosecutor's office reports. For the combination of crimes, he was given 15 years of imprisonment, the first three years of which are to be served in a prison, and the remainder in a strict-regime colony.

What the defendant is charged with

According to the investigation, in 2025 the man was deceived into committing acts of sabotage on the territory of the Tambov Region: he was given the coordinates of energy infrastructure facilities and instructed to damage them. He did not manage to carry out the plan — he was detained by FSB officers. The defendant partially admitted his guilt.

Similar cases in other regions

In connection with this case, Gazeta.Ru recalls similar episodes in other regions. In Ufa, a 16-year-old schoolboy set fire to a fuel dispenser at a gas station and became a defendant in a terrorism case: according to the outlet, the teenager himself wrote to an unknown seller responding to an ad selling vapes, sent his geolocation, after which unknown people contacted him, posing as 'law enforcement officers,' and claimed that he had allegedly helped foreign intelligence services, offering him to 'atone for his guilt' by setting fire to the gas station. It was also previously reported about the conviction of two men for sabotage on the railway in Krasnodar.