Oleg Shapovalenko
Oleg Shapovalenko, born 1968. 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); “The case of Oleg Shapovalenko on participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (November 14, 2025): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 24, 2025. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 11, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
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
May 11, 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, May 11, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Oleg Shapovalenko on participation in the activities of a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-1063/2025
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Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. He was prosecuted for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the Azov battalion. On 14 November 2025, Shapovalenko was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
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