Nineteen terrorists were convicted over the 2024 attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue.

On Thursday, the Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that its forces repelled a Ukrainian drone attack targeting a gas compressor station linked to the TurkStream gas pipeline.

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Ten Ukrainian fixed-wing attack drones were downed early Thursday morning over the compressor station in the settlement of Gai-Kodzor in the Krasnodar region.

The station supplies gas to the TurkStream pipeline, which delivers Russian gas to Europe via Türkiye. No damage to the facility was reported.

Russian energy giant Gazprom said an airborne attack was also repelled on early Thursday morning at another compressor station supplying the Blue Stream, a major trans-Black Sea gas pipeline that carries natural gas to Türkiye from Russia.

Since Feb. 24, a total of 12 attempted attacks on Gazprom stations in southern Russia had been repelled.

On Thursday, a Russian military court convicted 19 people over the 2024 terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue that killed 149 and wounded over 600. Fifteen of the convicted were sentenced to life in prison.

Those given life sentences included the four men accused of carrying out the attack and 11 others convicted of helping transport weapons and supplying the attackers with ammunition and money.

Four other defendants were sentenced to prison terms ranging from nearly 20 years to 22.5 years for transferring funds to the attackers and helping provide a car and an apartment.

The court also ruled on civil claims filed by victims and affected companies, ordering the defendants to pay compensation. Russia’s Investigative Committee said the investigation remains open into six suspects who have been placed on an international wanted list. 

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Source: Xinhua

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