A Kuban resident was sentenced for attempting to set fire to the administration building.

A military court in Rostov-on-Don found Alexander Lintsov, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, guilty of attempted terrorism for attempting to set fire to the Mostovskoye urban settlement administration building.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," administrative buildings, including military registration and enlistment offices, have been repeatedly set on fire in southern Russia since the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine in protest against the military operation. On September 29, 2022, it was reported that a 37-year-old resident of Zimovniki was detained on suspicion of arson against the district administration building. On September 30, 2022, General Staff spokesman Vladimir Tsimlyansky announced that the arson attacks on military registration and enlistment offices would be classified as terrorist attacks.

The Southern District Military Court has been hearing the case of Alexander Lintsov since August 2025. According to the case file on the court's website, the man was accused of attempted terrorist attack (Part 1 of Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years in prison).

According to the prosecution, Alexander Lintsov purchased two bottles of flammable liquid at a store and "headed to the Mostovskoy urban settlement administration building to commit arson, but was detained by law enforcement," Interfax-Yug reported today, citing the court's press service.

The episode involving the alleged preparation to set fire to the administration building took place in January 2025, TASS also reports, citing a court representative.

According to the agency, Lintsov was also charged with knowingly making a false report of a terrorist attack (Part 3 of Article 207 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a sentence of six to eight years in prison), although this charge is not listed in Lintsov's case file on the court's website. It was alleged that the man called the unified dispatch service number "112" and reported impending explosions in a cafe.

Alexander Lintsov was sentenced to seven years in a maximum-security penal colony, with the first three years to be served in prison. The court's website indicates that the last hearing in Lintsov's case took place today, April 27, but the outcome of the hearing has not been reported as of 10:45 PM Moscow time. As of today, Lintsov's name is not listed on the Rosfinmonitoring register of terrorists and extremists.

A court representative did not specify whether the accused had admitted his guilt. Caucasian Knot has not yet received comment from Alexander Lintsov or his lawyer regarding plans to appeal the verdict.

"Caucasian Knot" also reported that in July 2025, the Southern District Military Court sentenced Sochi native Sergei Fedorov to eight years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack on a military commandant's office. The prosecution claimed that Fedorov decided to set fire to the commandant's office at the suggestion of a Ukrainian resident and made three homemade incendiary devices himself.

In April 2025, the same military court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Yevgeny Ivanov to a long prison term. He was detained in the summer of 2023 in Azov with four Molotov cocktails. According to the prosecution, Ivanov intended to set fire to the Azov district administration building.