Russian prosecutors secured a 21-year sentence against Vladislav Shpak by classifying his enlistment in Ukraine's National Guard as terrorist activity, after the soldier was captured defending Mariupol's Azovstal plant.
Eight members of Ukraine's 36th Marine Brigade, who fought to protect the strategic port city of Mariupol, have been sentenced by a Russian-installed tribunal in Donetsk Oblast, operating outside international law.
Apart from railway sabotage, the Russian Military Court also charged Serhii Karmazin with espionage, training in sabotage and terrorist activities, and preparation for a terrorist act, while denying him access to a human rights lawyer during the investigation.