Kupich Igor Sergeevich

In the annexed Simferopol, on the night of May 30, 2022, an unknown person climbed over the fence onto the territory of the military commissariat on Selvinsky Street and threw a bottle with a flammable mixture through the window, but it shattered against the bars. In the end, nothing caught fire, and the arsonist fled. In June of the same year, local resident Igor Kupich was detained on charges of arson. During the searches, security forces allegedly seized an anti-tank mine and photographs of a railway bridge. The investigation claims that in addition to arson of the military enlistment office, the Crimean wanted to blow up railway tracks, for which he had previously purchased an anti-tank mine and photographed a railway bridge to determine a hidden place for planting an explosive device. A criminal case was initiated against Kupich for attempted sabotage and illegal trafficking in explosive devices. The court sent him into custody. On March 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea found Igor Kupich guilty and sentenced him to 10 years in prison and a fine of 70 thousand. rubles. Kuich must serve the first three years in prison, the remainder in a strict regime correctional colony. On July 25, 2023, the Third Appellate Court of General Jurisdiction reduced the sentence to 9.5 years.