Alexander Shulga
Alexander Shulga, born 1983, Bryansk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (An attempt to participate in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 322 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted crossing of the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents); “Alexandr Shulga's case of attempted participation in a terrorist organization and illegal border crossing”. Sentence (March 14, 2024): 8 years' imprisonment, of which the first 2 in prison, the rest in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 1, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 8, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 7, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment, of which the first 2 in prison, the rest in a strict regime colony
Upheld March 24, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — An attempt to participate in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 322 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted crossing of the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents.
Latest event
April 7, 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, April 7, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Alexandr Shulga's case of attempted participation in a terrorist organization and illegal border crossing
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Alexandr Shulga's case of attempted participation in a terrorist organization and illegal border crossing
- Case number
- 1-46/2024
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 8, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
629400, Ямало-Ненецкий АО, г. Лабытнанги, ул. Северная, д. 33, Лабытнанги | ФКУ ИК-8 УФСИН России по Ямало-Ненецкому автономному округу, Шульга Александр Александрович, 1983 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Bryansk region. Supposedly, on 30 November 2023, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of attempted participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation and illegal border crossing. According to the investigation, he intended to join the Freedom of Russia Legion. On 14 March 2024, Shulga was sentenced to eight years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.