Bogdan Gavyada
Bogdan Gavyada, born 1980. 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); “Bogdan Gavyada's case of participation in activities of a terrorist organization”. Sentence (December 3, 2025): 17 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 11, 2025.
In brief
Former military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
17 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
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Latest event
December 11, 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, December 11, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 17 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Bogdan Gavyada's case of participation in activities of a terrorist organization
- Case number
- 1-466/2025
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Full summary
Resident of Luhansk region (Ukraine). Former Ukrainian military serviceman. A case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community was brought against him due to his involvement in the activities of the "Aidar" battalion. On 3 December 2025, Gavyada was sentenced to 17 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.