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2026-11-06 · Ukrinform

Finland sentences Fitburg captain and boatswain to prison over damage to Gulf of Finland cables

According to Ukrinform, the Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported this. The vessel's captain, Russian citizen Andrei Maksimenko, was sentenced to three years and six months in prison, while the boatswain, Azerbaijani citizen Vusal Medzhidov, received a sentence of two years and ten months. Both were found guilty of aggravated criminal damage and ordered to be taken into custody immediately. The convicted men must also jointly compensate the victims for the costs of repairing the cables and gas pipeline, as well as the expenses incurred during the investigation into the damage.

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