Alexei Chokan
Alexei Chokan, born 1993. 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); “Alexei Chokan's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion”. Sentence (November 25, 2025): Sentence unknown. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 26, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Sentence unknown
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
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
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Alexei Chokan's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion
- Case number
- 1-748/2025
Thematic group: The case of two Ukrainian servicemen of involvement in the activites of the Azov Brigade
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Full summary
Chokan is a Ukrainian serviceman. A case was opened against him for participating in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. Chokan is in custody. In August 2025, the case went to court. On 25 November 2025, Chokan was sentenced, details are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.