Sergei Ofitserov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 361 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 18 years
- Date of verdict
- 2026-01-30
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of CrimeaOccupied territory of Khersonska oblast
- City
- Simferopol
- Address for letters
- 344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Офицеров Сергей Геннадьевич, 1976 г.р.
Case summary
Resident of Kherson (Ukraine), former serviceman, specialist in door installation. On 3 August 2022, he was detained in his father's flat, beaten, taken to the basement, and tortured with electric shocks. According to another person prosecuted in the case, Yurii Kaev, Ofitserov was kept hanging from a grate for five days. On 6 October 2022, he was transported to Simferopol, where he was charged with an attempt to commit an act of international terrorism and participation in a terrorist community. According to the case materials, he was detained on 6 October at the FSS building in Simferopol. It is not explained how he got there from Kherson, having only a driving licence. Ofitserov noted at the trial that he signed all the papers he was given, including the refusal to call a relative. On 30 January 2026, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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