Hypersonic missile developer jailed for treason in Russia: fourth physicist

In Moscow, a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences was found guilty of treason for what happened 7 years ago.

57-year-old Alexander Shiplyuk, director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, who spent ten years designing hypersonic missiles, was sentenced to 15 years in a maximum security penal colony.

Russian security agencies continue to “clean out” those who are inconvenient , including physicists who previously worked on research and development in the field of hypersonic technologies. Shiplyuk was accused of treason (Article 275 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). In particular, in the transfer of classified data in 2017, during a scientific conference in China. This was reported by the Russian “Interfax”.

The scientist’s son, Mikhail, says his father is not ready to admit guilt.

“They fought with the lawyer until the very end,” added the relative of the convicted man.

Alexander Shiplyuk is the fourth Russian scientist involved in weapons development to be sentenced to prison.

Russian prisons

Russian authorities continue to keep “traitors of the Motherland” behind bars. One of them is the terrorist Igor Strelkov-Girkin, who recently commented from prison on the Ukrainian Armed Forces offensive in the Kursk region .

He said that this operation is a diversionary maneuver. According to him, Ukrainian troops should use their main and main reserves in another direction.

(C)UNIAN 2024