Leonid was arrested and convicted of, according to investigators, making two Molotov cocktails, transporting them to the center of Gomel, and hiding them. On the evening of August 10, 2020, he allegedly found two perpetrators— Dmitry Korneev and Nikita Zolotorev —and handed them the bottles, suggesting they set fire to a building, a bus, or a police van. Leonid pleaded not guilty.
He was released after serving his full sentence.
