Andrei Sopuliak
Andrei Sopuliak, born 1995, Rostov Oblast. 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); “Andrei Sopuliak's case of participation in the activities of the Azov Battalion”. Sentence (August 7, 2025): 19 years' imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 1, 2026.
In brief
Rostov Oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
19 years
imprisonment in a strict-regime penal 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 1, 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 1, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 19 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Andrei Sopuliak's case of participation in the activities of the Azov Battalion
Criminal case
Andrei Sopuliak's case of participation in the activities of the Azov Battalion
- Case number
- 1-426/2025
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Full summary
Sopuliak is a Ukrainian serviceman. On 20 May 2022, he surrendered during the siege of Azovstal. Later it became known that he was accused of participating in the activities of a terrorist group and receiving training for terrorist activities due to his involvement in the Azov Battalion. On 7 August 2025, Sopuliak was sentenced to 19 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
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- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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