MOSCOW, July 28. /TASS/. The Rostov Regional court sentenced Russian Denis Lobov to nine years and six months in a penal colony and Armenian citizen Ararat Khachatryan to 10 years and five months in prison for smuggling equipment for S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems to Ukraine, finding them guilty of high treason and espionage. This was reported to TASS on Wednesday in the Center for Public Relations (DSP) of the FSB of Russia.
"The Rostov Regional Court has convicted Denis Mikhailovich Lobov, a citizen of the Russian Federation, and Ararat Rubikovich Khachatryan, a citizen of the Republic of Armenia, who were involved in the smuggling of state-secret radar equipment for S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from the territory of the Russian Federation to Ukraine. For committing crimes under Article 275 ("High treason") and Article 276 ("Espionage") of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, the court sentenced Lobov to imprisonment for nine years and six months, Khachatryan - for 10 years and five months, respectively," the DSP reported. They will serve time in a high-security colony.
According to the FSB, Khachatryan and Lobov, in the interests of the Ukrainian military-industrial complex, collected information about the so-called klystrons that are part of the S-300, and transferred specific samples of products to Ukraine. Lobov kept the acquired radio-electronic equipment in the basement of his house, where he was engaged in pre-sale preparation. "Khachatryan organized the illegal movement of Klystrons to Ukraine through residents of the Russian-Ukrainian border area. The final recipient of the klystrons was the state company Ukroboronprom, " the FSB reported. In March 2020, Khachatryan arrived in Russia for the next purchase of klystrons and was detained red-handed.
