Rostislav Okhrimenko
Rostislav Okhrimenko, 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); “Rostislav Okhrimenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (December 11, 2025): 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 26, 2026; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 26, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal 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
Latest event
May 26, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 26, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Rostov Region
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Rostislav Okhrimenko's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-810/2025
Thematic group: The case of Kirill Krivenko and Rostislav Okhrimenko of military service in the Azov Brigade
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Rostov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Охрименко Ростислав Олегович, 1976 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. In September 2025, the case went to court. On 11 December 2025, Okhrimenko 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
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