Sergey Samokhval
Sergey Samokhval, 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); “Sergey Samokhval's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion”. Sentence (January 21, 2026): 28 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony in total with previous sentence. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 20, 2026; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
28 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony in total with previous sentence
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
March 20, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Sergey Samokhval's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov Battalion
- Case number
- 1-662/2025
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
283086, Респ. Донецкая Народная, г. Донецк, ул. Кобозева, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Донецкой Народной Республике, Самохвал Сергей Сергеевич, 1993 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was sentenced by the "Supreme Court of the DNR" first to 22 years and two months, then to 23 years. In the Russian Federation, a case was brought against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities due to his involvement in the activities of the "Azov" battalion. In July 2025, the case went to court. On 21 January 2025, Samokhval was sentenced to 28 years in a strict regime colony, taking into account previous sentences.
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.