A Russian court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Ukrainian soldier Pavlo Zaporozhets to 12 years in prison on charges of attempted terrorism related to an incident in occupied Kherson on May 9, 2022.
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Pavlo Zaporozhets was accused of attempting to commit a terrorist act in Kherson on 9 May 2022 during Russian Victory Day celebrations
Russian propaganda claimed Zaporozhets was recruited by Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine
Zaporozhets pleaded guilty but did not agree to be tried under the Criminal Code, arguing he should be tried under the Geneva Convention as a soldier
Zaporozhets planned to blow up a Russian military patrol early in the morning during an Immortal Regiment event, but no civilians would have been injured due to the curfew
Zaporozhets was sentenced to 12 years for allegedly planning a terrorist attack on Victory Day (May 9) in Kherson in 2022
Zaporozhets served in the Ukrainian military but left in 2017 and was not an active member during the full-scale invasion
He was detained during Russian occupation of Kherson, tortured, and deported to illegally annexed Crimea
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