Vladimir Baranovskii
Vladimir Baranovskii, born 1965. Charges: Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code (Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes); Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Vladimir Baranovskii's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion”. Sentence (October 7, 2025): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 18, 2025; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 1, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code — Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
Latest event
May 1, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 1, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Rostov Region
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Vladimir Baranovskii's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion
- Case number
- 1-582/2025
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Rostov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Барановский Владимир Иванович, 1965 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. In June 2025, the case went to court. On 7 October 2025, Baranovskyy was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.