Baranov Aleksey Vyacheslavovich

In late February 2023, Alexei Baranov, a 38-year-old local resident, was detained in St. Petersburg. According to the investigation, on January 19, 2023, a man attempted to set fire to the building of the UVO of the Russian Guard at the address Zanevsky, d. Alexey, according to the investigation, set fire to two service vehicles of the traffic police on the parking lot at Tikhoretsky, 6, on February 20 of the same year. On February 25, the man allegedly planned to set fire to police vehicles in a parking lot at Severny, 26 B. Total damage caused to the department is estimated at 57,850 rubles 99 kopecks. A search was conducted at Baranov's place, during which allegedly 2 packages of saltpeter, a bag of an unknown white substance, kerosene, solvent, containers with pyrotechnic compositions were seized. During the interrogation, the Petersburg resident stated that he committed these actions, speaking out against the military actions in Ukraine. Initially, the Petersburg resident was accused of attempted destruction of someone else's property, but later the charge was toughened - reclassified as an attempted terrorist attack committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, and also added a charge of illegal manufacture of explosives or explosive devices and attempted state treason." 27 February 2023, the Krasnogvardeysky District Court of St. Petersburg sent a man to a remand prison. On October 10, 2024, the 1st Western Military District Court found Alexei Baranov guilty and sentenced him to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony, 3 of which he must spend in prison, and a fine of 550 thousand rubles. On February 11, 2025, the Appellate Military Court upheld the verdict.