Ryazan Employee Sentenced to 18 Years for Terror Plot
A military court has imposed a severe sentence on a local factory worker for terrorism-related charges.
Yaroslav Muratov, a 30-year-old native of Kasimov and an employee of the Ryazan Pipe Plant (listed as a terrorist in Russia), has been found guilty of state treason, participation in a terrorist community, undergoing training for terrorist activities, and preparing to commit a terrorist attack. The verdict was delivered by the 2nd Western District Military Court during an on-site session in Ryazan.
As established by the court, from March to November 2024, Muratov collaborated with representatives of Ukrainian organizations and special services acting against the security of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, from October to early November, he collected and passed on information about military facilities in Ryazan to his handlers.
On November 3, 2024, Muratov, using received instructions, manufactured three incendiary devices intended for arson at one of Ryazan«s military commissariats on National Unity Day, and set up a cache for their storage. He did not manage to carry out his plan — on the same day, he was detained by law enforcement officers. After detention, the man indicated the location of the cache and the manufacturing site of the devices.
During the court hearing, the defendant fully admitted his guilt but refused to give testimony, invoking Article 51 of the Russian Constitution. With the consent of the parties, his testimony given during the preliminary investigation was read out, which Muratov confirmed.
During the trial, the prosecution reclassified the actions related to the manufacture of incendiary devices from attempted terrorist attack to preparation for committing one. The court agreed with this. However, the defense«s arguments that studying instructions and manufacturing devices should be considered a single crime were deemed unfounded by the court.
As a result of the case review, the court sentenced Muratov to 18 years of imprisonment with partial consolidation of penalties. He will spend the first four years in prison, and the remaining term in a strict-regime correctional colony. He was also fined 350,000 rubles (approximately $3,900 at current rates) and given a 1.5-year restriction of freedom.
In addition, the court ruled to confiscate from the convict funds commensurate with the amounts received from Ukrainian handlers, recover procedural costs, and maintain the arrest on his property to ensure the execution of the sentence.
