The Samara Regional Court sentenced a local man to 14 years in a high-security penal colony in a case involving two arson attacks on transformer equipment. News of the verdict emerged on October 27 from a court press office statement published by MK in Samara.
The court found the man guilty of sabotage under Article 281 of Russia's Criminal Code. According to the prosecution's account accepted by the court, he carried out the two arson attacks on October 16 and 17, 2025. The damage was assessed at 4.18 million rubles and 286,300 rubles, respectively.
In addition to the prison sentence, the court upheld civil claims for compensation and ordered the confiscation of a Peugeot 308 and two mobile phones, which it said were used in the offenses.
The full reasoning of the judgment and the underlying evidence have not been independently published. Details of the defendant's alleged actions and the amounts of damage therefore come from the court press office's account, not from a separate journalistic investigation.
The official statement did not describe any links between the defendant and foreign states or his political views. It is also unknown whether the defense will appeal; no information has been released confirming that the verdict has entered into legal force.