In this handout video grab released by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Russian citizen Andrei Smirnov, suspected of carrying out computer attacks using malicious software against Russian information resources on instructions from a Ukrainian cyber unit, is seen inside a defendant's cage during a hearing at the Kemerovo Regional Court in Kemerovo, Russia. The court found Smirnov guilty of treason and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, the FSB said in a statement on February 5.
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- Package: Russia Ukraine Treason Verdict
- Categories: Crime, Law & Justice
- Location: Russia
- Event date: 05.02.2026
- Date published: 05.02.2026
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Russian Federal Security Service
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 1297x888px, 682.8Kb
- Job-ID: da772cf74349b4bc