Alexandr Malyshev
Alexandr Malyshev, born 1999, Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)); Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); Article 276, Russian Criminal Code (Transferring, collecting, stealing, or storing information classified as state secret with the…); “The case of Alexandr Malyshev and Denis Glushchenko”. Sentenced on April 28, 2026. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 5, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast · NULL · Journalists · Terrorism cases
Sentence
26 years
Imprisonment (strict regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
- Article 276, Russian Criminal Code — Transferring, collecting, stealing, or storing information classified as state secret with the intent to transfer to a foreign state, organization, or their representatives.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with other administrators of the Telegram channel "Melitopol tse Ukraina", he pointed Ukrainian missiles at the building of Melitopol college on 50th Anniversary of Victory Avenue, where the offices of the National Guard of Russia and FSB in Zaporizhzhya region were located.
Latest event
April 28, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 26 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 5, 2026
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 26 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Alexandr Malyshev and Denis Glushchenko
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of Alexandr Malyshev and Denis Glushchenko
- Case number
- 1-520/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Denis Glushchenko — Imprisoned, 26 years
Thematic group: The case of "Melitopol is Ukraine" Telegram channel
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Details and sources
Full summary
He is a resident of Melitopol, a correspondent of the Telegram channel "Melitopol is Ukraine". On 20 August 2023, he was detained and then placed in custody on charges of espionage, participation in a terrorist community and committing a terrorist act. In June 2025, the case went to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.