Vyacheslav Reznichenko
Vyacheslav Reznichenko, born 1998, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 332 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code (Failure to obey orders during combat operations); “Vyacheslav Reznichenko's case of refusal to fight”. Sentence (June 14, 2023): 2 years 6 months' imprisonment in a colony-settlement. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 7, 2024.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Religious figures · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years 6 months
imprisonment in a colony-settlement
Upheld August 21, 2023
Charges
- Article 332 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code — Failure to obey orders during combat operations
Full wording of the charges
Refused to go fight in Ukraine on religious grounds
Latest event
February 1, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 7, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
Vyacheslav Reznichenko's case of refusal to fight
Criminal case
Vyacheslav Reznichenko's case of refusal to fight
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Primorye. He was mobilised, but refused to go to fight in Ukraine due to his religious beliefs. On 15 June 2023, Reznichenko was sentenced to two and a half years in a penal colony. On 20 September, Reznichenko's son was four months old. In November 2024, the rest of the sentence was replaced by forced labour. Presumably, he was released in February 2026.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 332 part 2.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.