The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced director and actor from Novosibirsk, Viktor Mosiyenko, to 17 years in prison and a fine of 400 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under the articles of 'treason', 'participation in a terrorist organization', 'attempted sabotage', and illegal possession of explosive devices, reports TASS.
The prosecution requested 22 years of imprisonment, a fine of 700 thousand rubles, and 1.5 years of restricted freedom for the defendant.
According to the investigation, 64-year-old Mosiyenko planned sabotage on the railway tracks in the Belgorod region under the instructions of representatives of the Legion 'Freedom of Russia', recognized in the Russian Federation as a 'terrorist organization'. For this, he arrived in Belgorod, checked into a hotel there, and then retrieved an IED (improvised explosive device) from a stash in the form of a candy box, which contained 6.3 kilograms of C-4 explosive and an electric detonator.
FSB officers detained Mosiyenko in February 2024 near the village of Krasnoye in the Belgorod district, when he was installing an explosive device under a railway bridge wearing an orange railway worker's vest.
The prosecution claims that Mosiyenko intended to defect to Ukraine and hand over his car, camouflage clothing, and savings to the Ukrainian military.
The accused fully admitted his guilt and repented for his actions 'from the first minute' of his arrest.