Crimean woman sentenced to 17 years in case of preparation of terrorist attack

The southern district military court appointed a resident of the Crimea 17 years of a colony of general regime and a fine of 400 thousand rubles. According to the press service of the court, she acted on the instructions of an SBU officer.

From May to July 2024, the woman, while on the territory of Ukraine, agreed to confidential cooperation with the SBU representative. In April 2025, in correspondence in the messenger, she received the task to find out where the car of the commander of the naval assault aviation regiment of naval aviation and air defense of the Black Sea Fleet is located.

In the same month, the woman came to the Crimea, to the place of residence of military personnel, and ordered in the online store components for the manufacture of improvised explosive devices. On May 5, according to the materials of the case, she purchased an explosive, an explosive device and a radio-controlled executive device for remote detonation. The same day, she was detained by law enforcement officers after she transported components on the car to the storage place.

The sentence has not entered into legal force and can be appealed to the Military Court of Appeal.

Earlier, the court sentenced a resident of Sevastopol born in 2002, detained by the FSB. He was found guilty of treason and participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. On the instructions of the curator, he prepared materials and shot an anti-Russian propaganda film in Sevastopol.

In addition, in October 2026, the Southern District Military Court sentenced participants of the Ukrainian intelligence network preparing terrorist attacks against the leadership of the Crimea. Six defendants received from 19 to 27 years of imprisonment, two more – suspended sentences.