A Finnish appellate court ruled on Monday that Petrovskij is guilty of participating in an ambush in 2014 that killed 22 Ukrainian soldiers, a charge for which he was acquitted in the first instance. ^[1] Jan Petrovskij, a 39-year-old Norwegian-Russian who uses the alias Voislav Torden, had his life sentence reduced to 12.5 years by a Finnish appellate court. ^[2] NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stated on X that the evidence linking Russia to the drone attack in Leipzig is clear. ^[3] The ambush involved Petrovskij and others using a Ukrainian flag to lure Ukrainian soldiers before opening fire. ^[4] The Finnish appellate court reduced the sentence because it acquitted Petrovskij of shooting a wounded Ukrainian soldier and of mutilation. ^[5] German officials stated that those involved in the attack worked on orders from Russian services, according to investigations. ^[6] Germany holds Russia responsible for the drones with explosives found at and around Leipzig airport, which officials say fits a pattern of earlier Russian attacks. ^[7] The Ukrainian Air Force stated that the attack began at 18:00 with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-radar missiles, and 218 drones and decoys. ^[8]