Ruslan Orlovsky
Ruslan Orlovsky, born 1990, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)); “The case of Ruslan Orlovsky about his intention to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. Sentence (April 22, 2024): 6 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 6, 2024; place of detention: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 14, 2026.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Temryuk · Drivers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
6 years
of imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he intended to join the AFU, as well as terrorist organisations and those banned on the territory of the Russian Federation.
Latest event
January 14, 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, January 14, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Ruslan Orlovsky about his intention to join the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Write a letter
Facility: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
433513, ул. Калугина д. 66, Ульяновская область, г. Димитровград, ФКУ «Тюрьма УФСИН Ульяновской области», Орловский Руслан Александрович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Temryuk, Krasnodarskiy Region, was arrested on charges of preparing for high treason and participating in the activities of a terrorist organization. According to investigators, the man intended to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other terrorist organizations banned in the Russian Federation. However, he was identified during systematic efforts to identify such individuals, and on April 22nd, 2024, he was sentenced to six years in a high-security penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.