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Yuriy Khayuk

ImprisonedChecked against the source: September 5, 2026, 6:09 AM
Criminal Code
Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Case category
Terrorism cases
Verdict
Imprisonment (strict regime)
Sentence
17 years
Date of verdict
2025-03-05
Region
Kursk Oblast
Facility
ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ»
Address for letters
600020, ул. Большая Нижегородская д. 67, Владимирская область, г. Владимир, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ», Хаюк Юрий Алексеевич, 1976 г.р.

Case summary

Ukrainian military personnel. On 10 September 2024, he was captured in the Kursk region. The captured military men were insulted and forced to praise the Russian Airborne Troops and Putin on video camera. A case was opened against Khayuk for committing a terrorist act - this was how the actions of the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region were qualified. On 5 March 2025, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

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