October 20, 2026, 10:53 AMRSSRU

Eduard Varbanskii

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Eduard Varbanskii, born 1978, Occupied territory of Donetska oblast. Charges: Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code (Receiving training for the commission of terrorist crimes); Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); “Eduard Varbanskii's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion”. Sentence (October 7, 2025): The sentence is unknown. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since November 12, 2025.

In brief

Occupied territory of Donetska oblast · Military personnel · Terrorism cases

Sentence

The sentence is unknown

Verdict October 7, 2025

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Charges

Latest event

November 12, 2025 — imprisonment begins

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Imprisonment begins

  2. · First-instance verdict

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

Criminal case

Eduard Varbanskii's case of involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion

Case number
1-702/2025

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Ukrainian serviceman. He was captured and sentenced to 22 years by the "Supreme Court of the DPR" in the case of shelling residential neighbourhoods in the village of Berdyanskoye (Donetsk region of Ukraine). A case was also brought against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Azov battalion. In August 2025, the case went to court. In addition, another case was opened against him for shelling in Berdyanskoye.

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Citizenship
Ukraine

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