Igor Khalilov
Igor Khalilov, born 1996, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in armed groups against the interests of the Russian Federation including in the…); “Igor Khalilov's case of participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation”. Sentence (March 2, 2023): 5 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 21, 2022. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Dzhankoy
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
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
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, "motivated by political hostility over the Russian occupation of Crimea, he joined an illegal armed formation, where he took part in guarding the battalion’s permanent deployment point as part of an armed guard, performed support duties, worked on trench construction and the erection of defensive barriers, and went on checkpoints to provide security as well as to inspect individuals and vehicles travelling to Crimea."
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
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Igor Khalilov's case of participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
Criminal case
Igor Khalilov's case of participation in the activities of an illegal armed formation
Write a letter
The address is not listed in the database.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of the Kherson Oblast (Ukraine). Khalilov was detained on 21 July 2022 in the village of Salkovo, Genicheskiy district, Kherson Oblast, after which he was taken from there with a bag over his head and placed in a pre-trial detention centre in Simferopol. He was accused of involvement in an illegal armed formation, namely the Crimean Tatar Volunteer Battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan, which apparently was not functioning at the time of the prosecution. On 2 March 2023, Khalilov was sentenced to five years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 208 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.