Gleb Petruk
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 6 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-02-11
- Facility
- ФКУ «ИК № 31 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 660111 Красноярский край, г. Красноярск, ул. Кразовская д. 10, ФКУ «ИК № 31 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Петрук Глеб Александрович, 1993 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 26 November 2025
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Case summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Detained in March 2022 by the people's militia of the self-proclaimed DNR. Petruk was taken into custody on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist community: according to the investigation, he participated in combat operations against civilians and servicemen of the DNR as a member of the Donbass-Ukraine battalion. On 11 February 2025, Petruk was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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