Eight people have been convicted in Rostov-on-Don for preparing assassination attempts on the leadership of Crimea.

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The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced six defendants in the case of preparing assassination attempts on the leadership of Crimea to terms ranging from 27 to 19 years. Two more defendants were sentenced conditionally.

The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don issued a verdict against eight citizens of Ukraine, finding them guilty of attempting to assassinate the leadership of Crimea.

In May 2023, the FSB of Russia reported the disclosure of agents of the Ukrainian military intelligence who planned a series of terrorist attacks in Crimea, targeting the head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov, the speaker of the parliament Vladimir Konstantinov, the mayor of Yalta Yanina Pavlenko, as well as the transport infrastructure of the peninsula, writes RIA "Novosti" on October 10.

It is reported that at the end of 2022 - beginning of 2023, the defendants brought homemade explosive devices from Bulgaria to Russia, camouflaged as household electric stoves. In addition, they gathered information about potential locations of their victims. Transport companies were used for the transportation of the explosive devices.

In court, six defendants did not admit guilt, while two admitted it partially. The court sentenced Kirill Barannikov and Viktor Podvalny, who is considered the leader of the cell, to 27 years in prison, Denis Petranov to 23 years, Igor Zorin to 20 years, Sergey Voynarovsky and Sergey Krivoshein to 19 years, and all of them were also fined. Elena Voynarovskaya was sentenced to five years probation, and Olga Kravchuk to five and a half years probation.

Earlier, "Caucasian Knot" reported that on October 5, a court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced two citizens of Ukraine, Sergey Krivosheev and Alexander Kuranov, to long terms, who were found guilty of participating in a terrorist community.

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