Andrey Knyazev
- Criminal Code
- Article 280.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2024-07-12
- Region
- Omsk Oblast
- City
- Omsk
Case summary
Resident of Omsk. The FSB claims that he planned to come to Ukraine and fight against the Russian army. Information on how to cross the border was allegedly given to him by a "coordinator of a paramilitary Ukrainian organisation". In December 2023, it became known that the man was detained in the case of calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. Supposedly, he was sentenced on 12 July 2024, the details are unknown.
Others charged under Article 280.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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