2011 Vasylkiv terror plot
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The Vasylkiv terrorists case[lower-alpha 1] was an alleged terror plot of three far-right activists ("the Vasylkiv terrorists"[2]) attempting to blow up a statue of Vladimir Lenin in the Ukrainian city of Boryspil in August 2011.[3] The statue was removed in June 2011, before the alleged incident was supposed to take place.[1] The three suspects were arrested on 22 August 2011.[4]
Vasylkiv terrorists case | |
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Part of Euromaidan | |
Location | Boryspil, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Date | 24 August 2011 (Independence Day of Ukraine) By then the statue had been already removed.[1] |
Target | Statue of Lenin |
Attack type | Attempted bombing |
Weapons | Explosives |
Injured | 0 |
Accused | Volodymyr Shpara, Ihor Mosiychuk and Serhiy Bevza |
Verdict | 8 years in prison |
Convictions | Convicted released following the February 2014 Ukrainian revolution |
Immediately after the three defendants were jailed for six years on 10 January 2014, violent clashes between the Ukrainian police and about a hundred protesters that had gathered at the courthouse broke out.[3][5][6]
Following the Revolution of Dignity, on February 24 they were released.[7]