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Belarusian Jailed for 22 Years for Train Attacks in Siberia
A man named Sergei Yeremeyev from Belarus was sent to jail for 22 years.
He was found guilty of putting bombs on two trains in a place called Siberia in Russia.
The bombs went off in November 2023.
The first bomb was on a train going through a very long tunnel, and the second bomb was on a train crossing a bridge.
The explosions caused a lot of damage and stopped train traffic.
The Russian government says he did this because Ukraine's secret service told him to.
He will spend the first five years in jail and then move to a special prison camp.
The damage from the explosions was worth about $1.2 million.
Sergei Yeremeyev, a Belarusian man, was jailed for 22 years for planting explosives on two freight trains in Siberia.
The attacks occurred on November 29-30, 2023, in Russia's Buryatia region, causing significant damage and disrupting train traffic.
The first explosion was in the Severomuysky Tunnel, the longest conventional rail tunnel in Russia, and the second was on a bridge used as a backup route.
The Russian government alleges that Yeremeyev acted on orders from Ukraine's intelligence services to disrupt railway lines used for military supplies.
Yeremeyev will serve the first five years of his sentence in jail before being transferred to a maximum security correctional prison camp.
- Who
- Sergei Yeremeyev, a Belarusian man
- What
- Carried out acts of terrorism by planting explosives on two freight trains in Siberia
- Where
- Buryatia region, Siberia, Russia
- When
- November 29-30, 2023
- Why
- Allegedly on the orders of Ukraine's intelligence services to disrupt railway lines used for military supplies
Key facts
- Name
- Sergei Yeremeyev
- Nationality
- Belarusian
- Crime
- Terrorism and planting explosives on trains
- Location of Attacks
- Buryatia region, Siberia
- Date of Attacks
- November 29-30, 2023
- Damage Caused
- 102 million roubles ($1.2 million)
- Sentence Length
- 22 years
- Initial Imprisonment
- 5 years in jail
