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Leon Darsht, a college student, has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for setting fire to a banner, throwing Molotov cocktails at a transformer, and planning to bomb a police station. The investigation claims his actions were motivated by nationalist views and intended to stop the influx of migrants to the region.
Arrest Date
December 1, 2022
Sentence Length
13 years
Based on shared charges, location & timing
Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai
Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai
Yaroslavl
Yessentuki, Stavropol Krai
Goryachy Klyuch, Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar, Russia