October 20, 2026, 12:41 PMRSSRU

Gennady Minakov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Gennady Minakov, born 1972. 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); “Gennady Minakov`s case of participation in terrorist activities”. Sentence (December 2, 2025): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 23, 2025.

In brief

Military personnel · Terrorism cases

Sentence

18 years

imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony

Verdict December 2, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Latest event

December 23, 2025 — imprisonment begins

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment begins

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 18 years

  3. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

Gennady Minakov`s case of participation in terrorist activities

Case number
1-1195/2025

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Ukrainian military officer. He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the Azov Battalion. On 2 December 2025, Minakov was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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