The fate of eight terrorists who plotted assassinations in Crimea has been revealed
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The Southern District Military Court sentenced eight members of the Ukrainian intelligence network to various terms of imprisonment for preparing terrorist attacks and assassination attempts on senior Crimean officials, including Sergei Aksenov.
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The convicts were detained by the Russian FSB on charges of preparing assassinations on the leadership of Crimea and terrorist attacks on infrastructure facilities.
The Southern District Military Court sentenced eight members of the Ukrainian military intelligence network of agents who prepared terrorist attacks and assassination attempts on senior officials in Crimea to prison terms. TASS reports this.
They were found guilty. They were sentenced to from five years of suspended imprisonment to 27 years in prison.
According to the agency, one of the lawyers said that the defense will appeal the verdict.
As TASS reports, we are talking about the defendants detained by the Russian FSB. They planned attempts on the life of the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, as well as the chairman of the parliament of the republic, Vladimir Konstantinov, and the mayor of Yalta, Yanina Pavlenko. In addition, the convicts planned terrorist attacks on the transport infrastructure of the peninsula.
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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Filing an appeal by the defense of the convicted.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the defense appeal be granted?
- What specific infrastructure facilities were targeted?
