On March 14, the 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced Ionkin to 20 years in prison on charges of murder, intentionally causing moderate harm to health, intentional destruction or damage to property and hooliganism. His lawyer stated that after the verdict comes into force, the soldier will return to the combat zone in Ukraine “in order to atone for his guilt and compensate the victims, as far as possible, for moral damage.” 
The criminal case against other defendants in the fire case at Polygon – the owner of the club, deputy of the Kostroma Regional Duma from United Russia Ikhtiyar Mirzoev and the director of the Empire company (which managed Polygon) Natalya Belenogova – is still being investigated, it is highlighted in separate production. Both accused, having served in a pre-trial detention center for about a year, are kept under house arrest. They are charged with Part 3 of Art. 238 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (provision of services that do not meet safety requirements, resulting in the death of two or more persons through negligence).
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