Ivan Monakhov
Ivan Monakhov, born 1988, Ivanovo Oblast. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “Ivan Monakhov's treason case”. Sentence (March 4, 2025): 12 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty, a fine of 150,000 rubles. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 5, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 2, Tyumen Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 26, 2025.
In brief
Ivanovo Oblast · Ivanovo
Sentence
12 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of liberty, a fine of 150,000 rubles
Upheld May 19, 2025
Charges
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation team, on February 24, 2022, using a banking application installed on his phone, "made a transfer of funds from his bank account to the bank card account used by Ukrainian special services to receive money transfers intended to meet the needs of the armed forces of Ukraine".
Latest event
September 26, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, September 26, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Ivan Monakhov's treason case
Criminal case
Ivan Monakhov's treason case
- Case number
- 2-7/2025 (2-21/2024;)
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 2, Tyumen Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
625014, Тюменская область, г. Тюмень, пос. Строителей, ул. Вербная, д. 13, корп. 2, район Гилевской Рощи, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН России по Тюменской области», Монахов Иван Николаевич, 1988 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Ivanovo. In early April 2024, he was detained and taken into custody on April 5 on charges of high treason. The reason was the transfer of money made by Monakhov on February 24, 2022 - according to the investigation team, it was in support of the Ukrainian armed forces. On March 4, 2025, Monakhov was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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