Stanislav Kotuma
Stanislav Kotuma, born 1992. 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); “Stanislav Kotuma’s case concerning involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion”. Sentence (December 23, 2025): sentence unknown. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 26, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
sentence unknown
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 26, 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 26, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Stanislav Kotuma’s case concerning involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion
- Case number
- 1-585/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
A Ukrainian serviceman. A criminal case was initiated against him on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist community and of undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities, in connection with alleged involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion. In June 2025, the case was referred to court. On December 23, 2025, Kotuma was convicted; the details of the sentence are unknown.
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.