Two Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spying
Lev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025. Photograph: Ministerio do Interior/Governo de AngolaView image in fullscreenLev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025. Wagner was rebranded as Africa Corps and absorbed by Russia’s military.View image in fullscreenWood is burned on the street near where people vandalised stores during the first day of the taxi strike in Luanda, Angola, in July 2025.
- ▪Lev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025.
- ▪Photograph: Ministerio do Interior/Governo de AngolaView image in fullscreenLev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025.
- ▪Wagner was rebranded as Africa Corps and absorbed by Russia’s military.View image in fullscreenWood is burned on the street near where people vandalised stores during the first day of the taxi strike in Luanda, Angola, in July 2025.
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Lev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025. Photograph: Ministerio do Interior/Governo de AngolaView image in fullscreenLev Lakshtanov, left, and Igor Ratchin, second left, who have been sentenced to eight and 11 years respectively, at a hearing in August 2025. Photograph: Ministerio do Interior/Governo de AngolaAngolaTwo Russian men jailed in Angola for terrorism and spyingThe men were convicted over alleged plan to stage coup and organise deadly demonstrations over fuel prices last yearRachel Savage in Johannesburg and agenciesThu 23 Jul 2026 10.24 EDTFirst published on Thu 23 Jul 2026 08.08 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleTwo Russian men have been found guilty by an Angolan court of…
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