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Yurii Sychenko

ImprisonedChecked against the source: September 5, 2026, 6:09 AM
Criminal Code
Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Case category
Terrorism cases
Verdict
Imprisonment (strict regime)
Sentence
17 years
Date of verdict
2025-03-05
Region
Kursk Oblast
Facility
ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ»
Address for letters
600020, ул. Большая Нижегородская д. 67, Владимирская область, г. Владимир, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ», Сыченко Юрий Николаевич, 1972 г.р.

Case summary

A Ukrainian serviceman. On September 10, 2024, he was captured in Kursk region. The captured military men were insulted and forced to praise the Russian Airborne Forces and Putin on video camera. A criminal case was opened against Sychenko for committing a terrorist act - this is how the actions of Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk region were classified. On March 5, 2025, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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