Three Armenians sentenced to life imprisonment for their involvement  in  Crimean Bridge explosion case

ArmInfo.A Russian court has sentenced eight of the 13 defendants in the October 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion case to life imprisonment, with three of the  defendants being Armenians.

According to RBC, the court granted the prosecutor's motion to impose  life sentences on all eight defendants, while the remaining five  defendants are still wanted. The trial was held in closed session at  the Southern District Military Court and as lawyer Hasan Radzhabov  had previously told reporters, all eight defendants pleaded not  guilty.

In total,  13 people are involved in the case - citizens of Russia,  Armenia, and Ukraine. Eight of them have been detained, and the rest  are wanted. After approving the indictment, the prosecutor's office  named Artem and Georgy Azatyanov, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin,  Vladimir Zloba, Dmitry Tyazhelykh, Roman Solomko, and Artur  Terchanyan as defendants in the case. The investigation is ongoing   to identify all those responsible for the explosion.