October 20, 2026, 8:28 PMRSSRU

Roman Ternovsky

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Roman Ternovsky, born 1976, Rostov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Roman Ternovsky's case”. Sentence (July 27, 2018): two years three months in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, September 28, 2018; Memorial Human Rights Centre — recognised as a political prisoner, September 24, 2018.

In brief

Rostov Oblast · Rostov-on-Don · Office workers · Extremism cases

Sentence

2 years 3 months

two years three months in a general regime colony

Verdict July 27, 2018

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

participated in Right Sector rallies

Latest event

August 20, 2019 — imprisonment ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment ends

  2. · Persecution ends

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

  4. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Union of Solidarity with Political Prisoners

  5. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial Human Rights Centre

  6. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 3 months

Criminal case

Roman Ternovsky's case

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

In April 2017, Roman Ternovskyy was subjected to search and investigation operations, including questioning, search and examination of video recordings, and Ternovskyy confirmed his participation in the Right Sector.

However, Ternovsky was detained only six months later on 12 October 2017 in Rostov-on-Don by Investigator Starichikhin V.D. He was transferred to Moscow and arrested on 13 October by Judge Lenskaya E.A. of the Basmanny District Court. Further investigation was conducted by A. S. Migunov. Ternovsky pleaded guilty in court and his case was heard under a special procedure. On 28 July 2018, he was sentenced to two years and three months in a general regime colony.

In August 2019, he was released.

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