October 20, 2026, 2:42 PMRSSRU

Sergey Stanchev

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Sergey Stanchev, born 1987, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack); Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Sergey Stanchev's case of preparing a military recruiting office arson”. Sentence (July 29, 2024): 7 years in a strict regime colony, with the first 2 years 6 months to be served in prison. Status: imprisoned.

In brief

Stavropol Krai · NULL · Terrorism cases

Sentence

7 years

in a strict regime colony, with the first 2 years 6 months to be served in prison

Verdict July 29, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, in January 2023, while being in the town of Essentuki (Stavropol Krai), he contacted the Freedom of Russia Legion by telephone and declared his desire to join the armed formation, after which as directed by a representative of the banned organization, he made a video recording of a military recruitment office and then agreed to carry out its arson. He purchased the ingredients for a homemade incendiary mixture and started to make it, but did not manage to complete his plan.

Latest event

July 29, 2024 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 7 years.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 7 years

  2. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  3. · Persecution begins

    Sergey Stanchev's case of preparing a military recruiting office arson

Criminal case

Sergey Stanchev's case of preparing a military recruiting office arson

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A resident of Yessentuki. Not earlier than January 2023, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of confidential cooperation with a foreign organization and preparation for a terrorist act. According to the investigation, Stanchev planned to set a military recruitment office on fire as directed by the Freedom of Russia Legion. On July 2024, 29 Stanchev was sentenced to 7 years in a strict regime colony.

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