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17, 16, 14 - now this is the age of “terrorists” in the Russian Federation
Security forces are actively catching teenagers who received instructions from anonymous telephone handlers. December selection
Last December turned out to be fruitful for the security forces in capturing young “terrorists” and “saboteurs.” Age is not a barrier. There are also those who manage to protest against the SVO.
Each - according to a real deadline
On January 13, the Novosibirsk Regional Court sentenced four young people for “sabotage,” the reality of which even the regional government doubts. According to investigators, in the spring of 2023, teenagers, in exchange for monetary rewards from anonymous users of Internet messengers, committed a number of “sabotages,” including setting fire to a relay cabinet on the Seyatel-Berdsk route, a cellular base station, and an unused Su-24 aircraft. At the same time, earlier the government of the Novosibirsk region and the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations denied information about the arson of a Su-24 aircraft at the Chkalov aircraft plant:
“There were no fires. This is misinformation. This is fake, I say with 100% confidence,”
representatives of regional authorities stated , emphasizing that there was no official denial from the concern.
Despite this, the teenagers were found guilty of “sabotage” (parts 1 and 2 of Article 281 of the Criminal Code). Saveliy Ryapolov was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony, Pavel Solovyov - to 7.5. Viktor Skorobogatov and Kirill Veselov received shorter sentences (5 and 6.5 years, respectively), but more strict conditions for serving their sentences: they will serve 3.5 years in prison, the remaining time in a maximum security colony. We talked about this case in detail.
Another verdict was handed down at the end of December. The 1st Western District Military Court sentenced Anton D. to eight years in a general regime colony in the case of filling out a questionnaire for the Legion “Freedom of Russia”* and distributing anti-war leaflets.
The guy was found guilty of participating in the activities of a terrorist organization (Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code), preparing for a terrorist attack (Part 1 of Article 30 of the Criminal Code, Part 1 of Article 205 of the Criminal Code), knowingly falsely reporting an impending explosion (Part 3 Art. 207 of the Criminal Code) and high treason (Art. 275 of the Criminal Code).
According to the court decision, from June to September 2023, the then 17-year-old teenager “began to become acquainted with the armed and ideological activities of the terrorist organization Legion “Freedom of Russia”*” and “consciously” began to share its views.
He filled out a form to join the “Freedom of Russia” legion and, along with his copy of his passport, allegedly sent it to representatives of the Ukrainian Armed Forces unit, who “confirmed” that the teenager had “joined its ranks.”
After that, he pasted leaflets “with bad inscriptions about the president and good inscriptions about [Alexey] Navalny” on the walls of the Vytegra administration building, garbage containers and poles.
the court's press service said in a statement.
In early March 2024, “on instructions from the legion,” the teenager allegedly created a channel in the messenger “in order to collect information about current law enforcement officers and its subsequent transfer to Ukraine” and “made a leaflet with an image of the Ukrainian flag and text that spoke of an allegedly imminent act terrorism,” the press service adds.
The young man allegedly pasted this leaflet next to the entrance to the city administration. At the end of the same month, according to the case file, he made graffiti about the “Freedom of Russia” legion on the wall of a store, and on the administration and market buildings he wrote a phrase criticizing the SVO. He sent photographs with “the results of his actions” to his “supervisor.”
In addition, as stated in the press release, “acting as part of the Freedom of Russia Legion, Anton tried to set fire to the military registration and enlistment office and was detained. The court emphasized that the young man, “having a real opportunity, did not voluntarily stop participating in the activities of the legion.” In court, the accused admitted guilt and refused to testify.
New arrests
On December 29, the Kirovsky District Court of St. Petersburg sent 16-year-old schoolgirl Eva Bagrova to a pre-trial detention center. According to law enforcement officers, the girl hung a photo of two RDK* fighters on a stand in the hallway of the educational institution.
These photos were noticed a couple of days later and the police were called. As a result, on the evening of December 27, Bagrova was detained and taken for interrogation, and a day later the court decided to arrest her for two months. The girl was identified by fingerprints on the paper. Eva was charged with “justifying terrorism” (Part 1 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).
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In Tyumen, a 14-year-old schoolboy became involved in a criminal case for attempted terrorist attack (part 1 of article 30, paragraph “a” of part 1 of article 205 of the Criminal Code). He is accused of planning to set fire to the relay cabinet. The Leninsky District Court sent the teenager to a pre-trial detention center.
As it became known from the case materials, at the end of November, an eighth-grader allegedly suggested to his friend, a seventh-grader, to set fire to a relay cabinet on the railway tracks. The boy was given the task by an unknown person in the messenger. The seventh grader agreed to help. The friends bought a solvent, took scrap iron and on November 30 went to the relay cabinet at the 2145th km of Voinovka station. On the way to the place, the boys saw a stranger, were afraid that they would be noticed, and ran away.
The mother of the youngest of the detainees found out about her son’s plans and contacted the police, saying that her child had been incited to commit a crime by unknown people on the Internet.
As a result, a criminal case was opened against the 14-year-old teenager for attempted terrorist attack, and the Leninsky District Court of Tyumen sent the “criminal” to a pre-trial detention center. His accomplice has not reached the age of criminal responsibility and will most likely escape punishment. The names of the accused have not been released.
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A case was opened against a 16-year-old resident of Arkhangelsk for arson at the headquarters of the United Russia party. The minor is suspected of intentionally destroying someone else's property (Part 2 of Article 167 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, on the night of December 24, he threw a Molotov cocktail into the United Russia reception area on instructions from the “curator.” Because of this, a fire broke out, but the fire was quickly extinguished by emergency personnel. The teenager was promised money for setting the fire, but he never received it.
The arson of the party office became known on the morning of December 24. United Russia member Vladislav Zhgilev spoke about this. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, two offices burned out in the reception area located on the ground floor of a five-story building on the Northern Dvina embankment; in one of them, as Zhgilev claimed, “humanitarian cargo for residents of Donbass and new territories of the Russian Federation” was stored.
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In St. Petersburg, teenagers aged 16 and 17 were arrested, who, according to investigators, threw a Molotov cocktail at a Russian Post office.
According to the Investigative Committee, on December 25, the minors set fire to a Molotov cocktail and threw it at the window of the Russian Post office on Bolshevikov Avenue, “creating the danger of death.” The department published a video showing a flash in the mail window.
As Fontanka wrote , the metal indentation of the window melted due to a thrown Molotov cocktail, but no one was injured. Both teenagers were charged in the case of a terrorist attack committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy (clause “a”, part 2 of article 205 of the Criminal Code).
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Another Molotov cocktail flew towards a car in Yekaterinburg. At the same time, the security forces came to the attention of teenagers aged 16 and 17, who were accused of preparing an explosion. In addition, the local FSB department connected them with the arson of a police car. We are talking about arson on the night of December 22, 2024.
One of the detainees said on camera that when he was working as a courier, he noticed “a police car parked at a car service center” and set it on fire with a friend.
“Last August, I became an adherent of right-wing views and subscribed to neo-Nazi channels on Telegram,” he says in the FSB video. “After which I read in the same channels that actions need to be taken against the police.”
His friend, also with a blurred face, adds that the two of them made a timer and explosives at home “on January 1 or 2.” They were detained on January 3, according to the Investigative Committee.
The FSB reported that the case has so far been opened only because of the preparation of an explosion - under articles on preparation for a terrorist attack and the manufacture and storage of explosives (part 1 of article 30, paragraph “a”, part 2 of article 205, part 2 of article 223.1, paragraph “a”, part 3, article 222.1 of the Criminal Code). On January 5, the Leninsky Court of Yekaterinburg sent the juvenile defendants to a pre-trial detention center.