Maxim Cherednichenko
Maxim Cherednichenko, born 1984. 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); “The case of Maksim Cherednichenko of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization”. Sentence (December 4, 2025): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 13, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime 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
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in the activities of the Azov battalion.
Latest event
January 13, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Maksim Cherednichenko of participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Case number
- 1-970/2025
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Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was taken prisoner. On 15 February 2024, he was sentenced to 26 years in a strict regime colony on charges of murdering a civilian resident of Mariupol. A case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community was opened against him because of his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. On 4 December 2025, Cherednichenko was sentenced in this case 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.