Russians sentence Mariupol resident to 25 years in prison

A Russian court has handed down a verdict in the “case” of Yevhen Karpenko, a resident of Mariupol whom the Russians accused of “aiding terrorism” and “high treason.” He was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

According to Russian media, Karpenko was detained in 2025 on suspicion of “high treason.” The man allegedly established contact with representatives of the Security Service of Ukraine, subsequently joined a “terrorist group,” and agreed to assist them.

Allegedly acting on the orders of “Ukrainian handlers,” Karpenko retrieved components for making improvised explosives from a pre-arranged cache. Afterward, the Russians claim, he divided the items into two batches and prepared additional caches to carry out “terrorist attacks.”

The Southern District Military Court of the Russian Federation found the Mariupol resident guilty and sentenced him to 25 years of imprisonment in a maximum-security penal colony. He is required to spend the first five years in prison. Additionally, he was fined 650,000 rubles.