An SBU agent was sentenced to 21 years for preparing terrorist acts in the Nizhny Novgorod region.

      An SBU agent was sentenced to 21 years in a strict regime colony for preparing terrorist acts with drones in the Nizhny Novgorod region. This was reported by the Public Relations Center of the FSB of Russia. According to their data, the sentence was handed down by the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Court to a 49-year-old Russian citizen. The man was found guilty of treason and illegal trafficking of explosives. According to the investigation, a native of Kyiv was recruited in 2024 while on the territory of Ukraine by a representative of the Security Service of Ukraine. For a monetary reward, he was supposed to organize terrorist acts in the Nizhny Novgorod region using drones. Under the guidance of his curator, the suspect underwent training in covert communication via the WhatsApp* messenger, handling explosives, and received instructions for carrying out assignments. He was also provided with means for conducting subversive activities. The man was detained by FSB officers while attempting to set up a hideout. Explosive devices and explosives, unmanned aerial vehicles, documents, and communication devices were seized from him. The criminal case was investigated by the investigative department of the FSB of Russia for the Nizhny Novgorod region. In addition to imprisonment, the convicted man was fined 700,000 rubles. It was previously reported that a resident of Nizhny Novgorod was sentenced to 17 years for treason and preparing to set fire to a communication tower. * Belongs to the Meta corporation, whose activities are recognized as extremist and banned in Russia.

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