A 21-year-old soldier in Russia's Far Eastern city of Vladivostok has been sentenced to seven years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktails at a local military enlistment center in July 2022. The Eastern Military District Court said on March 3 that the man, whose identity was not disclosed, was found guilty of terrorism. Dozens of military enlistment centers across Russia have been attacked by arsonists since Moscow launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
Conscript In Russia's Far East Gets Seven Years For Attacking Enlistment Center
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