Sergei Gudym
Sergei Gudym, born 1989, Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); “Sergei Gudym's case of participating in an illegal armed group”. Sentence (September 16, 2022): 5 years' imprisonment. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 19, 2022. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment
Upheld December 19, 2022
Charges
- Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the territory of a foreign state
Latest event
March 3, 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, March 3, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Sergei Gudym's case of participating in an illegal armed group
Criminal case
Sergei Gudym's case of participating in an illegal armed group
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Full summary
A resident of Kherson region (Ukraine). Taken into custody no later than summer 2022. A case was opened against him on charges of participation in an illegal armed formation in connection with involvement in the activities of the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, whose involvement in any military actions has not been proven. On 16 September 2022, Gudym was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
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- Ukraine
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