Russian scientist sentenced to 21 years on treason, cyber sabotage charges

A Moscow court sentenced 34-year-old physicist Artyom Khoroshilov to 21 years and fined him after charging him with treason, plotting sabotage, possessing explosive components, and carrying out a DDoS attack on Russian postal systems; prosecutors linked his actions to support for Ukraine while he and colleagues dispute technical capability and intent. The report notes Khoroshilov admitted donating money (saying it was humanitarian), acknowledged downloading DDoS software but denied coordination with the IT Army of Ukraine, and places the case within a pattern of heightened Russian prosecutions for alleged cyberattacks since the war began.