Russian Man Jailed for Keeping Industrial Gunpowder at Home
A court in Russia has sentenced Alexei Yevsyakov, a resident of Kirovograd, to two years and ten months in a high-security penal colony. The conviction follows his discovery of industrial gunpowder, which he kept at home without reporting it to authorities. Yevsyakov also received a fine of 10,000 rubles for the offence.
In late 2025, Yevsyakov found a box containing 502 grams of gunpowder while in a forest. Instead of alerting the police, he took the material to his home. Law enforcement later uncovered the substance during a search of his residence in November that year.
A forensic examination confirmed the seized material was industrially manufactured gunpowder. The court ruled that Yevsyakov's failure to report the find violated explosives regulations under Russian law. The case comes amid stricter enforcement of explosives-related offences in recent years. Since 2021, penalties under Article 222.1 of the Criminal Code have grown harsher, with sentences now reaching up to 12 years in prison. This shift followed high-profile incidents, including the 2024 Crocus City Hall attack in Moscow, where perpetrators and accomplices received life sentences. A 2024 ruling against eight individuals for plotting explosives attacks further highlighted the government's zero-tolerance approach to such crimes.
Yevsyakov will serve his sentence in a high-security facility. The ruling reflects Russia's tightened stance on illegal handling of explosives, with courts imposing heavier penalties in recent cases. His fine and imprisonment follow a pattern of stricter judicial responses to similar offences.
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