Nikolos Berianidze
- Criminal Code
- Article 317, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 359 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (details unknown)
- Date of verdict
- 2025-01-27
- Region
- Occupied territory of Donetska oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Донецкой Народной Республике
- Address for letters
- 283086, Респ. Донецкая Народная, г. Донецк, ул. Кобозева, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Донецкой Народной Республике, Берианидзе Николос Георгиевич, 1984 г.р.
Case summary
Georgian serviceman. According to the investigation, he participated in NATO operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. He fought alongside the Ukrainian armed forces. On 20 May 2022, he was taken prisoner. He was sent to the penal colony in Gorlovka (occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine). A case of mercenarism and the murder of three Russian soldiers was opened against him and he was placed in a pre-trial detention centre. On 27 January 2025, Berianidze was sentenced to life imprisonment. On 13 May 2025, the court of appeal changed the sentence, the details are unknown.
Others charged under Article 317, Russian Criminal Code
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