Andrei Romanenko
Andrei Romanenko, born 1995. Charges: Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code (Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes); Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Andrei Romanenko's case of involvement in the activities of a terrorist organisation”. Sentenced on October 23, 2025. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 25, 2025. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 17, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Imprisonment (details unknown)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code — Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the version of the investigation, since September 2024, "fought on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic in the Aidar Battalion as a gunner".
Latest event
February 17, 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, February 17, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Andrei Romanenko's case of involvement in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Case number
- 1-415/2025
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Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Captured, presumably on 1 October 2024. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation due to his involvement in the activities of the Aidar battalion. On 23 October 2025, Romanenko was sentenced to imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.