A Moscow court on July 26 sentenced Sergei Belavin, a Russian-Ukrainian dual citizen, to 22 years in prison on sabotage charges. Investigators said Belavin used a handmade explosive device in June 2022 to blow up a railway segment in the Bryansk region that borders Ukraine. It is not known how Belavin pleaded. According to the OVD-Info human rights group, after Russia launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, at least 636 individuals were arrested for expressing their anti-war stances, of whom 39 were charged with arson or bomb attacks on railways or military conscription centers. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian-Ukrainian Citizen In Moscow Gets 22 Years In Prison On Sabotage Charges
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