Gennadii Chumachenko
Gennadii Chumachenko, born 1982. 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); “Gennadii Chumachenko's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Brigade”. Sentence (November 11, 2025): Sentence unknown. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 23, 2026; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 5, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 26, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Sentence unknown
Upheld March 23, 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
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Gennadii Chumachenko's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Brigade
- Case number
- 1-636/2025
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 5, Rostov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344064, Ростовская область, г. Ростов-на-Дону ул. Тонельная, 4, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области, Чумаченко Геннадий Михайлович, 1982 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. A case has been opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov Brigade. Chumachenko is in custody. In July 2025, his case went to court.
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.