Vitaliy Smal
Vitaliy Smal, born 1982. 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); “Vitaliy Smal's case”. Sentenced on November 27, 2024. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
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
July 4, 2025 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Vitaliy Smal's case
Thematic group: The case of eight servicemen of the Azov Brigade
Details and sources
Full summary
A serviceman of the Azov battalion. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities. On 27 November 2024, Smal was sentenced, the details are unknown. On 4 July 2025, he was handed over to Ukraine as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange.
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.