Yuri Bondarenko
Yuri Bondarenko, born 1992. Charges: Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code (Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Yurii Bondarenko's case of participation in activities of a terrorist organization”. Sentence (October 29, 2024): 20 years' imprisonment, of which the first 3 years in prison, the rest in a high-security colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 23, 2024; place of detention: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 17, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 years
imprisonment, of which the first 3 years in prison, the rest in a high-security colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code — Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
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Latest event
February 17, 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, February 17, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Yurii Bondarenko's case of participation in activities of a terrorist organization
Criminal case
Yurii Bondarenko's case of participation in activities of a terrorist organization
- Case number
- 1-381/2024
Write a letter
Facility: Prison, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Бондаренко Юрий Николаевич, 1992 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Captured on 8 April 2024. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation due to his involvement in the activities of the "Aidar" battalion. On 29 October 2024, Bondarenko was sentenced to 20 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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