Voytov Vitaliy Ivanovich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Arkhangelsk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 25 дек. 2024 г.
- Charges:
- Article 205 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, Part 2, Paragraph b
- Sentence:
- 6 years in juvenile correctional facility
- Estimated release date:
- 24 дек. 2030 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Arson
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 24 янв. 2025 г.
Case Description
On December 24, 2024, in Arkhangelsk, a 16-year-old local resident Vitaly Voytov was detained. At first, he was accused of destroying someone else's property by a generally dangerous method, but later the charge was toughened and he was charged with committing a terrorist act that caused significant property damage. According to the investigation, on the night of December 24, 2024, Voytov, carrying out an assignment received online for a reward of 2 thousand rubles, attempted to set fire to a military aircraft at the Shagol airfield. 4. dollars, broke a window in the office of the United Russia party, located on the first floor of a residential building, and threw a bottle with an incendiary mixture inside. He recorded his actions on video and sent it to the "curator, but did not receive the promised money." The damage from the arson was estimated at 2,667 thousand. rubles. The teenager was placed in a pre-trial detention center during the investigation. On May 16, 2025, the Northern Fleet Military Court found Vitaly Voytov guilty and sentenced him to 6 years of imprisonment to be served in a correctional colony. The court also granted a civil claim for the amount of 2,667 thousand. rubles. On August 25, 2025, the Appellate Military Court left the sentence unchanged.
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