Vitalii Kostiuchenko
Vitalii Kostiuchenko, born 1993. 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); “Vitalii Kostiuchenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation”. Sentence (October 2, 2025): 18 years’ imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 18, 2025. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 17, 2025.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 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
November 18, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 17, 2025
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Vitalii Kostiuchenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Case number
- 1-569/2025
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Presumably captured no later than May 2022. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities due to his alleged involvement in the Azov Brigade. In June 2025, the case went to court. On 2 October 2025, Kostiuchenko was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
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