A 22-year-old resident of the town of Lukhovitsy near Moscow has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at a local military enlistment center in late February last year. Moscow’s Second Western Military District Court sentenced Kirill Butylin on charges of terrorism and vandalism on March 15. Dozens of military enlistment centers across Russia have been attacked since Moscow launched its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. To read the original story by Current Time, click here.
Russian Man Gets 13 Years In Prison For Molotov Cocktail Attack At Military Enlistment Center
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