'I Should Be Convicted of Stupidity' A Russian Man Says His Arson Plot Was a Setup to Aid Law Enforcement. He's Headed to Prison Anyway.

'I should be convicted of stupidity' A Russian man says his arson plot was a setup to aid law enforcement. He's headed to prison anyway.

Arseny Klimin Over the past three years, every new headline about an arson attack on Russian railway infrastructure, a police station, or a conscription office has raised the same set of questions. Was the perpetrator a lone anti-war activist trying to hinder Moscow’s invasion? A scam victim, duped into thinking their stolen savings would be returned if they bombed a municipal building? Or someone working for Ukrainian intelligence — knowingly o…

Russian activist abducted in Kyrgyzstan handed 16-year sentence for enlistment office arson — Novaya Gazeta Europe

A military court in the city of Yekaterinburg, in the Urals, has sentenced an activist to 16 years in prison for setting fire to a military enlistment office, independent media outlet Mediazona reported from court on Tuesday.