A Russian court on February 14 sentenced a 67-year-old woman to 10 years in prison for setting a fire at a military recruitment center in St. Petersburg. Zhumangul Kurbanova said she had been instructed to carry out the arson attack by individuals who called her and persuaded her that by throwing a Molotov cocktail at a military recruitment center she would assist law enforcement in catching criminals. After Russia launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, dozens of elderly people across Russia detained for throwing Molotov cocktails at recruitment centers said they were victims of telephone pranks. To read the original story by RFE/RL's North.Realities, click here.
67-Year-Old Woman Gets 10-Year Sentence For Setting Fire At Russian Recruitment Center
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