Valery Dobrovolsky
Valery Dobrovolsky, born 1958, Kamchatka Krai. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Valery Dobrovolsky case on confidential co-operation”. Status: under house arrest. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 22, 2025.
In brief
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: house arrest since March 29, 2025
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
The court documents show that the charges were based on Dobrovolskyy's explanations, which he gave to the FSB officers in November 2024. The man said that he had been communicating with representatives of the SBU for a long time, and in 2023 he travelled to Ukraine to replace his passport, the ruling said.
Latest event
August 22, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 22, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: house arrest
· Persecution begins
Valery Dobrovolsky case on confidential co-operation
Criminal case
Valery Dobrovolsky case on confidential co-operation
Details and sources
Full summary
He is a citizen of Ukraine, living in Kamchatka Krai. In November 2024, FSB officers took explanations from him, which formed the basis for future charges. On 26 Marchб 2025, criminal proceedings were initiated against him for confidential cooperation with representatives of a foreign state. The next day Dobrovolsky was detained, and on 29 March the court placed him under house arrest. The court documents claimed that when questioned by the FSB, Dobrovolskyy said that he had been communicating with representatives of the SBU for a long time, and in 2023 he travelled to Ukraine to replace his passport.
The man has no other relatives in Russia besides his wife. His sons live in Ukraine. Dobrovolskyy has been diagnosed with a group two disability and has speech and cognitive impairments, court documents said.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.