Ivan Poliakov
Ivan Poliakov, born 2001. Charges: Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Ivan Poliakov's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion”. Sentence (September 24, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, released due to the expiration of the statute if limitation. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 18, 2025; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Rostov Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 11, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, released due to the expiration of the statute if limitation
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
Latest event
May 11, 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 11, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Rostov oblast
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Ivan Poliakov's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion
- Case number
- 1-634/2025
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 2, Rostov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
347910, г. Таганрог, ул. Ленина, 175, ФКУ СИЗО-2 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области, Поляков Иван Геннадиевич, 2001 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ivan Poliakov is a Ukrainian serviceman. He was taken prisoner no later than May 2022. Authorities brought a case against him for participating in a terrorist community due to his involvement with the Azov battalion. In July 2025, the case was referred to court. On 24 September 2025, the court sentenced Poliakov, though the details of the ruling remain unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.