Iuliia Tolopa
Iuliia Tolopa, born 1995. Charges: Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Iuliia Tolopa's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist ring”. Sentence (January 29, 2026): 9 years' imprisonment in absentia. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
9 years
imprisonment in absentia
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, in June 2014, she voluntarily joined the ranks of the Aidar battalion of the AFU, recognised in Russia as a terrorist ring, and took part in combat operations as commander of a BMP-2 combat vehicle "against civilians and the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the Luhansk People's Republic".
Latest event
January 29, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 9 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Iuliia Tolopa's case of participation in the activities of a terrorist ring
- Case number
- 1-240/2026 (1-969/2025;)
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian servicewoman. She lived in Russia, left for Ukraine in 2014, participated in the Anti-Terrorist Operation in Ukraine. In July 2025, she was put on the wanted list as part of a case for participation in a terrorist ring due to her involvement in the activities of the Aidar battalion. On 29 January 2026, Tolopa was sentenced in absentia to nine years’ imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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