Dmitry Chebyshev
Dmitry Chebyshev, born 1997. 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); “Dmitry Chebyshev's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion”. Sentence (September 23, 2025): The sentence is unknown. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 26, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
The sentence is unknown
Upheld February 27, 2026
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 26, 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 26, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
Criminal case
Dmitry Chebyshev's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion
- Case number
- 1-780/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian soldier. He was captured, presumably in the spring of 2022. He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. On September 23, 2025, Chebyshev was sentenced, details are unknown.
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.