Dmitrii Shanaev
Dmitrii Shanaev, born 1990. 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); “Dmitrii Shanaev's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (July 1, 2025): 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 3, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 17, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 17, 2025.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld December 3, 2025
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
December 3, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 17, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Dmitrii Shanaev's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist community
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 17, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
660111, Красноярский край, г. Красноярск, ул. Кразовская д. 12, ФКУ «ИК № 17 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Шанаев Дмитрий Вадимович, 1990 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. On 20 May 2022, he was taken prisoner. A criminal case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and for undergoing training with the intent to carry out terrorist activities. On 1 July 2025, Shanaev was sentenced to 20 years in a strict regime colony.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.