Roman Solomko
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 226.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Life imprisonment, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-27
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Simferopol
- Address for letters
- 344064, Ростовская область, г. Ростов-на-Дону ул. Тонельная, 4, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по Ростовской области, Соломко Роман Иванович, 1971 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 7 August 2025
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Case summary
Resident of Kherson (Ukraine), farmer. He was taken into custody in Crimea on charges of involvement in the undermining of the Crimean bridge. According to Solomko's former lawyer, he was only connected to the case because some people asked him how he managed to deliver a cargo from abroad to Russia, while he had nothing to do with the cargo containing the explosives used on the bridge. Meanwhile, Oleg Antipov, another defendant in the case, claims that Solomko needed help in transporting the film and he turned to another defendant, his former fellow countryman Vladimir Zlob, who helped organise the transportation, during which, without their knowledge, explosives appeared inside the cargo. On 27 November 2025, Solomko was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Others charged under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
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