Vladimir Tkhor
Vladimir Tkhor, born 1986. Charges: Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Vladimir Tkhor's case”. Sentence (November 21, 2024): 240 hours of compulsory labour. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 7, 2025.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years 6 months
240 hours of compulsory labour
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he joined Azov on November 30, 2019, “with the aim of improving his financial situation, as well as for ideological reasons.” He served as an assistant grenade launcher operator and, on the territory of the village of Urzuf, provided cover for an infantry group during offensive and defensive operations, “ensuring Azov’s participation in terrorist activities until it was uncovered by law enforcement agencies.”
Latest event
July 4, 2025 — persecution ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 7, 2025
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Vladimir Tkhor's case
Criminal case
Vladimir Tkhor's case
Details and sources
Full summary
A serviceman of the National Guard of Ukraine. In May 2022, he was captured on the territory of the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Tkhor was accused of participation in the activities of a terrorist community: according to the investigation, he was involved in the activities of the Azov battalion. On 21 November 2024, he was sentenced to five and a half years in a general regime colony. On 4 July 2025, Tkhor was handed over to Ukraine as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.