Russian art teacher Ilya Farber has been sentenced to three years and two months in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a military conscription center in the region of Udmurtia in May. The press service of Udmurtia's courts said on November 9 that Farber was also ordered to pay a large fine to compensate for the damage caused by his "arson attack." Farber pleaded guilty. After Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine in February, there have been several such attacks against military conscription centers across Russia. To read the original RFE/RL's Russian Service story, click here.
Russian Art Teacher Jailed For Throwing Molotov Cocktail At Conscription Center
Ilya Farber (file photo)