Three Russians convicted of "treason" in Voronezh

Last year, according to Rosfinmonitoring, more than three thousand Russians were recognized as "terrorists and extremists."

The Voronezh Regional Court sentenced three residents of the region to long terms of imprisonment, finding them guilty of "high treason," Russian media reported on February 12, citing the regional prosecutor's office.

"The court established that in 2022, Oleksandr Filimonov, Ruslan Vlasov, and Ivan Ignatov began to cooperate with a representative of Ukraine," the report says.

From December 2022 to May 2023, the men allegedly collected, stored, and transmitted information about Russian servicemen, reported the exact coordinates of railway bridges located in the Voronezh, Rostov regions, and Krasnodar Territory, as well as photographs of a military airfield and buildings in the region.

During correspondence with a representative of Ukraine, the suspects allegedly expressed their willingness to organize and carry out arson attacks on railway infrastructure facilities.

In addition, one of the suspects allegedly illegally stored firearm ammunition at his home, which was seized during the search.

One of the defendants was sentenced to 18 years in prison. The other two were sentenced to 14 years in prison. All of the convicts will serve their sentences in a maximum-security penal colony.

According to Rosfinmonitoring, over three thousand Russians were recognized as "terrorists and extremists" in 2024. Of these, over 2 thousand are associated with "terrorism", and about 900 more with "extremism".

Those on the list are prohibited from cooperating with the media, publishing materials on the Internet, organizing public events, participating in electoral processes, and using financial services.

The list includes, among others, those involved in anti-war cases, journalists, writers, human rights activists, actors, and public figures. For example, the list includes Boris Akunin, Tetyana Lazareva, Yevgenia Berkovich, Artur Smolyaninov, and others.