A resident of the Omsk region was sentenced to 17 years in a maximum-security penal colony for his ties to the Freedom of Russia Legion.

Military court in Novosibirsk recognized Basil Vtyurina He was found guilty of "participating in a terrorist organization" and "training for the purpose of preparing a terrorist attack." He will spend the first four years in prison, and the remainder of his sentence in a maximum-security penal colony.

According to investigators, in November 2023, Vtyurin contacted the Freedom of Russia Legion to transmit information about the location of the military registration and enlistment office, relay cabinets, and the train station, as well as the movement of a military train.

The investigation also stated that Vtyurin studied Russian and Western weapons and discussed the possibility of participating in military operations on the side Ukraine and organizing a meeting with other road users in OmskHe was arrested in March 2024.

Previously, Vasily Vtyurin worked at a local pharmacy and was on the police register as a member of the Russian National Unity organization.

Last week, a packer from Saint Petersburg Maxim Isaev sentenced to 18 years in prison on charges of attempting to join the Freedom of Russia Legion, and an employee of the Bank of Russia To Konstantin Stepanov — 14 years for trying to go and fight for Ukraine.

However, it is often impossible to verify the extent to which the defendants in such cases actually took steps to participate in military operations on the Ukrainian side: trials for such charges are held behind closed doors, and access to case materials is denied.