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Kirill Beliaev

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Kirill Beliaev, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Kirill Beliaev and Denis Gura's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization”. Sentence (October 16, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 6, 2025; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 3, 2026.

In brief

Occupied territory of Donetska oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases

Sentence

14 years

imprisonment in a strict regime colony

Verdict October 16, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, in 2024 he carried out illegal orders of his command and participated in combat operations near the town of Krasny Liman of the "Donetsk People's Republic", threatening the security of the Russian Federation.

Latest event

April 3, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  2. · Imprisonment begins

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Rostov Region

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 14 years

Criminal case

Kirill Beliaev and Denis Gura's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization

Case number
1-510/2025

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Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A Ukrainian serviceman. He was taken prisoner in the occupied territory of Donetsk region of Ukraine. The project "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" indicates that this happened, presumably, in 2023. However, the politzek.org project claims that he is accused of participating in hostilities in 2024. A case was opened against Beliaev for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. On October16, 2025, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.

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Citizenship
Ukraine
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