A military court in Moscow on July 19 sentenced a Ukrainian national, Oleksandr Tsylyk, to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of plotting a terrorist act. The court ruled that Tsylyk will serve the first three years in a cell and the rest of the punishment in a penal colony. The court also ordered Tsylyk to pay a fine of 500,000 rubles ($5,500). The court said Tsylyk, who was arrested in December 2021 after he came to Russia from Ukraine, had pleaded partially guilty and cooperated with investigators. There is no way to independently verify these assertions. To read the original story by Current Time. click here.
Russian Court Sentences Ukrainian Man To 12 Years In Prison On Terrorism Charge
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