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The court found that in December 2024, Kitov entered into correspondence with an SBU officer, who in February 2025 instructed him to plant an IED at a selection point for military service in Novorossiysk.
The Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Belarusian citizen Matvey Kitov, who was preparing to blow up a selection point for military service in Novorossiysk, to 25 years in prison. Lenta.ru was informed about this by the press service of the court.
The convict will spend the first five years in prison, after which he will be transferred to a maximum security colony. He was found guilty of espionage, preparation for a terrorist attack and illegal trafficking in explosive devices.
The court found that in December 2024, Kitov in Krasnodar entered into correspondence with an employee of the Security Service of Ukraine, who in February 2025 instructed him to plant an improvised explosive device (IED) at a selection point for military service under a contract in Novorossiysk. The curator gave Kitov instructions for assembling the bomb and activating it.
On February 27, 2025, the Belarusian arrived in Novorossiysk, took components for the IED from the cache and hid it. He received $805 from his supervisor to complete the task assigned to him. Kitov was detained by law enforcement officers.
In court, he fully pleaded guilty.
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