Roman Solomko
Roman Solomko, born 1971, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)); Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or…); Article 226.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Illegal movement across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union or the State border of the…); “The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh”. Sentence (November 27, 2025): Life imprisonment with 7 years' in prison and the rest in a special regime penal colony, a fine of 700 thousand roubles. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 7, 2025.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Farmers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Life imprisonment with 7 years' in prison and the rest in a special regime penal colony, a fine of 700 thousand roubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (involving the use of hazardous substances or causing the death of a person)
- Article 222.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal acquisition, transfer, storage, transportation, shipment, or carrying of explosives or explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 226.1 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Illegal movement across the customs border of the Eurasian Economic Union or the State border of the Russian Federation with the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union of strategically important goods and resources, cultural values, especially valuable wild animals, aquatic biological resources, plants and mushrooms, committed by an organized group
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was allegedly looking for the carrier of the film, which contained explosives inside, later used to blow up the Crimean bridge.
Latest event
November 27, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 7, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
Criminal case
The case of Artem and Georgii Azatian, Oleg Antipov, Alexander Bylin, Vladimir Zloba, Roman Solomko, Artur Terchanyan, and Dmitrii Tyazhelykh
- Case number
- 1-236/2025 (1-600/2024;)
Other defendants in the case
- Artem Azatian — Imprisoned
- Georgii Azatian — Imprisoned
- Oleg Antipov — Imprisoned
- Aleksander Bylin — Imprisoned
- Vladimir Zlob — Imprisoned
- Artur Terchanyan — Imprisoned
- Dmitrii Tiazhelykh — Imprisoned
Thematic group: The case of the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion
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Full 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.
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.