Igor Potapov
Igor Potapov, born 1993. 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); “Igor Potapov's case”. Sentence (October 21, 2025): 28 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 25, 2025.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
28 years
imprisonment in a strict regime 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
November 25, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 28 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Igor Potapov's case
- Case number
- 1-949/2025
Thematic group: The case of four servicemen of the Azov Brigade
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Captured in the spring of 2022. 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. On 21 October 2025, Potapov was sentenced to 28 years in a strict regime colony.
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- Ukraine
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