Alexandr Kolyuda
Alexandr Kolyuda, born 1983, Rostov Oblast. 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); “Alexandr Kolyuda's case of concerning participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities”. Sentence (June 10, 2025): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since October 8, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 17, 2025.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld October 8, 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
November 17, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 17, 2025
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
Alexandr Kolyuda's case of concerning participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 5, Orenburg Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
462353, Оренбургская обл., г. Новотроицк, пос. Максай, ул. Заводская, д. 26, ФКУ «ИК № 5 УФСИН России по Оренбургской области», Колюда Александр Валерьевич, 1983 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian soldier. He was captured during the battle for Azovstal. He was charged with participating in a terrorist group and undergoing training to carry out terrorist activities. On June 10, 2025, Kolyuda was sentenced, but the details are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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