Nikolai Petrovsky
Nikolai Petrovsky, born 1993, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 276, Russian Criminal Code (Transferring, collecting, stealing, or storing information classified as state secret with the…); “The case of Nikolai Petrovsky and Sergey Kotov”. Sentence (September 27, 2023): 15 years imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 13, 2022; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 4, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Volunteer coordination
Sentence
16 years
15 years imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld February 13, 2024
Charges
- Article 276, Russian Criminal Code — Transferring, collecting, stealing, or storing information classified as state secret with the intent to transfer to a foreign state, organization, or their representatives.
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he opposed the occupation authorities, together with other citizens in a general chat room recorded locations of Russian troops in Kherson region, including in the area of Chernobaevka.
Latest event
May 4, 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 4, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 16 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Nikolai Petrovsky and Sergey Kotov
Criminal case
The case of Nikolai Petrovsky and Sergey Kotov
Other defendants in the case
- Sergey Kotov — Imprisoned, 15 years
Thematic group: The espionage case of residents of the Kherson region
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
295051, Республика Крым, г. Симферополь, пер. Элеваторный, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-2 УФСИН России по Республике Крым и г. Севастополю, Петровский Николай Николаевич, 1993 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He lived in Kherson. According to the investigation, after the city was occupied by Russian troops, he passed data on their deployment to the Security Service of Ukraine. On 27 March 2022, he was detained. Later he reported that he was beaten while in the military commandant's office in Kherson. For the next six months, his relatives knew nothing about Petrovsky's whereabouts, and in October 2022, an appointed lawyer informed the family that he was in Simferopol's pre-trial detention facility No. 2. On 27 September 2023, Petrovsky was sentenced to 16 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 276, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.