Iurii Tavozhnianskii
Iurii Tavozhnianskii, born 1980, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); Article 361 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (The commission of an explosion, arson or other actions outside the territory of the Russian…); Article 361 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of the nine”. Sentence (January 30, 2026): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 30, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea, Occupied territory of Khersonska oblast · Simferopol · Former officials · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
- Article 361 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — The commission of an explosion, arson or other actions outside the territory of the Russian Federation that endanger the citizens of the Russian Federation
- Article 361 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in a terrorist community set up by the Security Service of Ukraine officers, from March to August 2022 he carried out surveillance of the places of visits and routes of employees of the Military-Civilian Administration of Kherson Region and Russian servicemen "for the purpose of committing acts of international terrorism". He twice transferred 5,000 hryvnias (about 120 euros) to Konstantin Reznik and Sergey Kabakov, who were prosecuted in the case.
Latest event
January 30, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 18 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 30, 2026
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
The case of the nine
Criminal case
The case of the nine
- Case number
- 1-10/2026 (1-38/2025; 1-133/2024; 1-354/2023;)
Other defendants in the case
- Oleg Bogdanov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Sergei Geidt — Imprisoned, 17 years
- Sergey Kabakov — Imprisoned, 20 years
- Iurii Kaev — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Sergei Kovalskii — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Denis Lialka — Imprisoned, 14 years
- Sergei Ofitserov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Konstantin Reznik — Imprisoned, 20 years
Thematic group: The case of the attempted murder of the employees of the military-civil administration of Kherson region
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Full summary
A resident of Kherson region of Ukraine, and a former employee of Kherson customs. He was detained on 28 July 2022 after he handed over money to another person prosecuted in the case, Konstantin Reznik. According to him, he believed that the money was intended for the purchase of food and medicines as social assistance. He was placed in a certain basement, where he was tortured and threatened that his family would be persecuted, after which he agreed to sign a confession. He was officially detained in the criminal case on 6 October 2022. At the trial, Tavozhnianskii noted that, according to the case file, the acts he allegedly committed took place when he was in the basement. It was also claimed that, from March 2022, he had undertaken, on behalf of the Security Service of Ukraine, to monitor employees of the military-civilian administration of Kherson Oblast, even though such an administration did not exist at that time. Tavozhnianskii was charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist community and preparation and attempt to commit acts of international terrorism. On 30 January 2026, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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