Mathias Rust considered as a domestic training plane defying regulations, and was issued least priority. Around 7:00 p.m. Rust appeared above Moscow. He had initially intended to land in the Kremlin, but he reasoned that landing inside, hidden by the Kremlin walls, would have allowed the KGB to arrest him and deny the incident. Therefore, he changed his landing spot to Red Square. Heavy pedestrian traffic did not allow him to land there either, so after circling about the square one more time, he was able to land on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge by St. Basil's Cathedral. A later inquiry found that trolleybus
Mark Errin Rust the murders and a concurrent sentence of 12 years for the other offences. On September 22, 2014, Rust applied to the court to have a non-parole period imposed on his sentence, which would allow him to apply for parole and potentially be released from prison once the non-parole period had expired. Prison authorities opposed the request, stating that he was "aggressive and abusive" towards prison guards, although Rust denied the allegations. Rust's counsel claimed that his whole life term made his imprisonment "particularly difficult" for his mental health. , the application is ongoing. In addition to his custodial sentence, Rust