This article was originally published by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and is reprinted with permission.
A Russian court on June 20 sentenced pilot Denis Yevdokimov to six years in a colony settlement over a plane crash in 2019 that killed 41 people.
A colony settlement is a dormitory-like penitentiary located near an industrial facility where convicts work alongside regular employees.
Yevdokimov, who pleaded not guilty to the charge of violating safety rules while operating a plane, was the crew leader of the Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100, which caught fire during an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport.
Investigators say the crew violated instructions after the plane bounced off the runway, which led to the deadly crash.
