Anatoly Gubanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 12 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-10-26
- Region
- Moscow
- City
- Moscow
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 12 УФСИН России по Вологодской области»
- Address for letters
- 162562, Вологодская область, поселок Шексна, ул. Шоссейная, 42, ФКУ «ИК № 12 УФСИН России по Вологодской области», Губанов Анатолий Александрович, 1957 г.р.
Case summary
An associate Professor at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and head of the Department at the Zhukovsky Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI). He participated in an international project to develop a high-speed aircraft called HEXAFLY-INT. In December 2020, he was detained and taken into custody on charges of high treason. On October 27, 2023, he was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 275, Russian Criminal Code
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