Court in Baku hands prison terms to eight more Russians detained in 2025 amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan
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A court in Baku handed prison terms to two more Russians detained in 2025 amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan. Minval reported that the city court sentenced Russians Igor Zabolotskikh and Ilnur Valitov to three years in prison on charges of…
A court in Baku handed prison terms to eight more Russians detained in 2025 amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan
This was reported by the outlet Minval.
They were accused in Baku of trafficking and distributing drugs from Iran and cyber fraud.
Anton Drachev, Sergei Sofronov, Dmitry Bezugly, and Valery Dulov were sentenced to four years in prison, while Dmitry Fedorov, Boris Timoshov, Alexei Vasilchenko, and Ilya Bezugly were sentenced to three years in prison.
🔵The Russians were detained in Baku on July 1, 2025, amid worsening relations between Russia and Azerbaijan after Russian security forces raided members of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Yekaterinburg. Two people were killed as a result.
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When Diplomacy Ends in Prison Terms
In Baku, eight more detained Russians received prison terms.
Relations are being managed in years now.