Nikolai Shakhrai
Nikolai Shakhrai, born 1978. 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); “Nikolai Shakhrai's case on participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 17, 2025.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
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 17, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 17, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Nikolai Shakhrai's case on participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation
- Case number
- 1-551/2025
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman, taken prisoner by the Russian Army. He was taken into custody in a case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. In June 2025, the case went to court.
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.