Dmitry Marchenko
Dmitry Marchenko, born 1978. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Dmitry Marchenko's case on calls to terrorism, incitement to hatred and "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (January 14, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment in absentia. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Former military personnel
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in absentia
Upheld August 27, 2025
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
Latest event
August 27, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Dmitry Marchenko's case on calls to terrorism, incitement to hatred and "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-19/2025 (1-271/2024;)
Details and sources
Full summary
In the past, he was the head of the Main Department for the Development and Support of Material Support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and resigned from the armed forces in November 2024. He was prosecuted for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces, calls to terrorism and incitement to hatred. On 14 January 2025, Marchenko was sentenced in absentia to 14 years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code
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