Eldar Karamurzaev
Eldar Karamurzaev, born 1977, 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…); “Eldar Karamurzaev's case”. Sentence (December 14, 2025): 8 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
8 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, he joined the battalion in July 2016 and "was involved in transporting and delivering food supplies".
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
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Persecution begins
Eldar Karamurzaev's case
Criminal case
Eldar Karamurzaev's case
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Full summary
Resident of the Kherson region (Ukraine). On 24 February 2025, he was detained, after which he was allegedly placed in pre-trial detention on charges of involvement in the activities of the Noman Chelebidzhikhan Battalion, which had effectively ceased to exist before the alleged acts took place. The head of the Crimean Tatar Resource Centre Eskender Bariev stated that a month after his detention, Karamurzaev's family knew nothing about his whereabouts. On 15th December 2025, Karamurzaev was sentenced to eight years in a strict-regime penal colony.
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- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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