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Klimin Arseny Valeryevich

Date of birth: July 13, 2004 (22 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Yekaterinburg
Occupation: студент/ка
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  September 5, 2023
Sentence:  8 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 4 года в тюрьме, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  May 19, 2025
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Sverdlovsk Oblast

Arseniy Klimin is a student at the Ural Radiotechnical College and has a disability due to a severe autoimmune disease. According to investigators, he corresponded with a representative of the Freedom of Russia Legion (LSR), obtained the coordinates of railway lockers to be set on fire, and attempted to recruit his acquaintances. Klimin himself and former Center "E" employees claimed in court that the young man had long been voluntarily working for the security forces as an informant. Klimin also claimed that he contacted the LSR on instructions from his Center "E" handler to infiltrate and prevent terrorist attacks. Despite these claims, the court sentenced him to eight8 years for preparing a terrorist attack by an organized group.

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