Mikhail Nasonov
Mikhail Nasonov, born 1976. 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); “Mikhail Nasonov's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist group”. Sentence (January 28, 2026): 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 26, 2026; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Smolensk Oblast.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
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
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was a senior instructor and deputy commander in a vehicle platoon in the "Azov" Battalion.
Latest event
March 26, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Smolensk Oblast
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Smolensk Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Mikhail Nasonov's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist group
- Case number
- 1-393/2026 (1-1343/2025;)
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Smolensk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
215110, Смоленская область, г. Вязьма, Дмитрова гора, д.9, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по Смоленской области, Насонов Михаил Юрьевич, 1976 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A Ukrainian serviceman from Kherson region, southern Ukraine. He was captured in May 2022. A criminal case was opened against him for alleged participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation, due to his service in the "Azov" battalion, where he had served since 2015. The case was sent to court in December 2025. On 28 January 2026, Nasonov was sentenced to 20 years in a strict regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.