A Russian court sentenced physicist Alexander Shiplyuk to 15 years on treason charges on Tuesday in the latest of several cases against experts working on the science underpinning Russia's development of hypersonic missiles, APA reports citing Reuters.
Shiplyuk, the 57-year-old director of a top Siberian science institute, was arrested in August 2022. Two of his colleagues, Anatoly Maslov and Valery Zvegintsev, were also detained on suspicion of treason. Maslov, 78, was handed a 14-year sentence in May.
His trial was held behind closed doors, as is customary in treason proceedings in Russia.
Commenting on Shiplyuk's case and those of his colleagues last May, the Kremlin said the men face "very serious accusations", adding that the matter was one for the security services.
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