Viktor Kuzmenko
Viktor Kuzmenko, born 1971. 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 Kuzmenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist group”. Sentenced on May 21, 2026. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Former military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
Imprisonment (strict regime)
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 21, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 18 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Viktor Kuzmenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist group
Criminal case
Viktor Kuzmenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist group
- Case number
- 1-411/2026 (1-1361/2025;)
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Full summary
A case was opened against him on the participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion. In December 2025, the case was sent to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.