Viktor Karas
Viktor Karas, born 1985. 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); “Viktor Karas' case on participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (October 25, 2024): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 3, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Altai Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 24, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld March 3, 2025
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
March 24, 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 24, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Viktor Karas' case on participation in the activities of a terrorist community
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 10, Altai Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
658209, ул. Тракторная д. 26 А, Алтайский Край, г. Рубцовск, ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Алтайскому краю», Карась Виктор Сергеевич, 1985 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian soldier. He was taken prisoner. After that, a case was brought against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities. On 25 October 2024, Karas was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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