Vitaly Gonoboblev
Vitaly Gonoboblev, born 1969, Kursk Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 2 items a, v, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of the three participants of the invasion of the Kursk region”. Sentence (February 6, 2025): 16 years' imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison and the rest in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 15, 2025.
In brief
Kursk Oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
16 years
imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison and the rest in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 12 August 2024, with an AK-74 assault rifle, a portable anti-tank missile system "Javelin", and an explosive device, he illegally crossed the state border of the Russian Federation. On the territory of the Sujansky and Korenevsky districts of the Kursk region, he intimidated and frightened the local population, occupied private households at gunpoint, prohibited the movement of civilians, and repeatedly opened fire to kill both Russian servicemen and civilians.
Latest event
November 10, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 16 years
· Persecution begins
The case of the three participants of the invasion of the Kursk region
Criminal case
The case of the three participants of the invasion of the Kursk region
- Case number
- 1-33/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Alexey Nechiporuk — Imprisoned, 16 years
- Konstantin Ochimovskii — Imprisoned, 15 years
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman, participant in the invasion of the Kursk region. On 11 September 2024, he was captured. A case was opened against him for participation in the commission of a terrorist attack by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, causing grave consequences. According to the investigation, Gonoboblev and two other Ukrainian military officers intimidated civilians, forbade them from moving, and shot at them. On 6 February 2025, he was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime penal colony.
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- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 2 items a, v, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.