Andrei Rybak
Andrei Rybak, born 1984. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Andrei Rybak's case on participation in a terrorist organization”. Sentence (June 26, 2025): 13 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 17, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
13 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld December 9, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in July 2024 voluntarily joined the battalion "Aidar" and went to fight in Donetsk region.
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
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 13 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Andrei Rybak's case on participation in a terrorist organization
Criminal case
Andrei Rybak's case on participation in a terrorist organization
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Presumably captured in November 2024, has been prosecuted for participating in the activities of a terrorist organization due to alleged involvement with the "Aidar" battalion. On June 26, 2025, Rybak was sentenced to 13 years in a high-security penal colony.
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- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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