Dmitrii Chibukov
Dmitrii Chibukov, born 1998. 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); “Dmitrii Chibukov's case”. Sentence (December 18, 2025): Taking into account the previous sentence — 29 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 4, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
29 years
Taking into account the previous sentence — 29 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
Latest event
February 4, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 29 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Dmitrii Chibukov's case
- Case number
- 1-876/2025
Thematic group: The case of eight servicemen of the Azov Brigade
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Full summary
A Ukrainian serviceman who was taken as a prisoner of war. In February 2024, along with six other servicemen, he was sentenced in a case involving charges of murder, attempted murder, cruel treatment of civilians, and property damage. According to the investigation, Chibukov was involved in "fan" shelling of residential areas in the occupied territory of the Donetsk region of Ukraine using high-explosive fragmentation and active-rocket projectiles. He was sentenced to 25 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
Additionally, a separate case was initiated against him for participation in the activities of a "terrorist community" due to his involvement with the Azov battalion. This case was submitted to the court in September 2025. On 18 December 2026, he was sentenced in this case to a total of 29 years in a strict-regime penal colony, accounting for the previous sentence.
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- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.