Mikhail Igumentsev
Mikhail Igumentsev, born 1987. 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); “Mikhail Igumentsev's case of participation in the activity of a terrorist community”. Sentence (January 20, 2026): 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 23, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 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
Latest event
May 23, 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, May 23, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
Criminal case
Mikhail Igumentsev's case of participation in the activity of a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-288/2026 (1-1136/2025;)
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Captured no later than March 2022. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. On 20 January 2026, Igumentsev was sentenced to 20 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.