October 20, 2026, 9:00 AMRSSRU

Andrei Anisimov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Andrei Anisimov, born 1985, Kursk Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 2 items a, v, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of two other combatants in Kursk Oblast”. Sentence (March 14, 2025): 16 years' imprisonment, of which the first 3 in prison, the rest in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 22, 2025.

In brief

Kursk Oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases

Sentence

16 years

imprisonment, of which the first 3 in prison, the rest in a strict-regime penal colony

Verdict March 14, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, in August 2024, armed with combat weapons and explosive devices, he illegally crossed the Russian border as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with the aim of committing a terrorist act. While in the Korenevsii and Sudzhanskii districts of the Kursk region, he threatened the local population with weapons, illegally occupied private homes, prevented the evacuation of citizens, and repeatedly opened fire on Russian military personnel and civilians.

Latest event

April 22, 2025 — imprisonment begins

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment begins

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 16 years

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of two other combatants in Kursk Oblast

Criminal case

The case of two other combatants in Kursk Oblast

Case number
1-70/2025

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Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Ukrainian military personnel. On 10 August 2024, he was captured in the Kursk region. A case was brought against him for committing a terrorist act: this was how the threats with weapons against civilians, the illegal occupation of private homes, the obstruction of evacuation, and the repeated firing of lethal shots at Russian military personnel and civilians were classified. On 14 March 2025, Anisimov was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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Ukraine

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