A court in the Siberian city of Yakutsk on December 29 sentenced local resident Viktor Zabolotsky to 7 1/2 years in prison for stabbing to death a man who criticized Zabolotsky's participation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The traditional Yakut knife used by Zabolotsky in the attack was a personal gift from the head of the Republic of Sakha-Yakutia, Aisen Nikolayev, and was inscribed: "Take care of our Russia. A.Nikolayev." To read the original story by RFE/RL's Siberia.Realities, click here.
