The Sevastopol City Court in annexed Crimea sentenced 49-year-old Roman Grigoryan to 12 years in a strict regime colony on charges of 'treason' for transferring money to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the prosecutor's office reported. In addition, the court imposed one year of restricted freedom on Grigoryan and fined him 300 thousand rubles.
In 2023, Grigoryan, along with his family, moved from Sevastopol to Spain. According to the investigation, while living there, he found projects in messengers for raising funds to purchase unmanned marine drones, unmanned aerial vehicles, and armored equipment.
From August 2023 to February 2024, the man transferred funds to their accounts for the targeted provision of the current needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the investigation noted.
In 2024, Grigoryan returned to Crimea to sell property and was detained by FSB officers, according to the prosecutor's office statement.