A court in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg on June 30 sentenced antiwar activist Aleksei Gashev to 10 years in prison for throwing Molotov cocktails at a military recruitment center in the city of Perm last year with his colleague Mikhail Sokolov. The court found Gashev guilty of treason, being a member of a terrorist group, and conducting a terrorist act. Sokolov was sentenced to 11 years in prison on the same charges last week. Since Russia launched its ongoing unprovoked invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, dozens of military recruitment centers have been targeted by arsonists. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
Russian Activist Gets Prison Term For Throwing Molotov Cocktails At Recruitment Center
A man throws a Molotov cocktail (illustrative photo)