Russian intelligence agent who planned to commit a series of terrorist attacks in the Odessa region was sentenced to eight years in prison. This was reported by the press service of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor's Office.

“At the end of last year, a resident of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, at the direction of Russian curators, planned and implemented terrorist acts on the territory of the Odessa region,” the message on the website of the Odessa Regional Prosecutor’s Office says.. “The convict involved his acquaintance, a citizen of Ukraine, in committing crimes and, in order to check the readiness and professional skills of the “mercenary”, gave him the task of polluting the memorial sign “to the heroes of the Heavenly Hundred” in the park near the Odessa Regional State Administration on Shevchenko Avenue in Odessa with red paint”.

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For the performance of these tasks, the Moldovan paid the Ukrainian $400 each and, having convinced himself of his readiness for more serious crimes, instructed the man to set fire to military vehicles located on the territory of one of the military units in Odessa, for $800 reward. The men were detained just at the time of the transfer of money for this task..

The case was qualified by. 2 st. 258 (committing an act of terrorism). Interestingly, the Moldovan repented in court and cooperated with the investigation. The Primorsky District Court of Odessa, taking this into account, sentenced him to 8 years in prison with confiscation of property, while the maximum article provides for 12 years in prison.

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Recall that in Ivano-Frankivsk, a native of the Russian Federation was sentenced to 5 years in prison..