OREANDA-NEWS The trial of Russian-British businessman Andrei Yakunin, who is accused of launching drones in Svalbard, began in northern Norway, the entrepreneur pleads not guilty, the NRK TV and radio company reported.

"Russian-British billionaire Andrei Yakunin pleaded not guilty after the charges were read out to him at the trial that began in Tromso," the report says.

The son of the ex-head of Russian Railways Andrey Yakunin was detained after being detained on October 17 in Hammerfest. He was accused of launching a drone on Svalbard, which is prohibited in the kingdom for Russian citizens. Lawyers and Yakunin himself insist on his innocence; the businessman said he had not been to Russia since 2008. The TV company notes that the process will last four days.