Yaroslav Vladyko
Yaroslav Vladyko, born 1995, Moscow. Charges: Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)); Article 282.2 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparing to participate in the activities of an extremist organization); “Yaroslav Vladyko's case”. Sentence (November 21, 2023): 9 years 10 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 100,000 rubles, a ban on administering… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since August 23, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Altai Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 8, 2025.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Service workers · Extremism cases
Sentence
9 years 10 months
deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, a fine of 100,000 rubles, a ban on administering websites for 3 years, and 1 year 6 months' restriction of liberty
First instance, June 27, 2023: 10 years
Charges
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
- Article 282.2 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing to participate in the activities of an extremist organization
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 9 June 2022, while corresponding on Instagram with a "previously known to him" AFU serviceman, "expressed negative judgments about the current government in the Russian Federation and declared his intention to travel to Ukraine to join Right Sector to participate in combat operations against the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation." "Wishing to confirm his determination to participate in the activities of Right Sector," he ordered the organization's chevron on the Internet, as well as a set of field uniforms and a medical kit. He planned to leave Moscow on 15 September 2022 by rail, transiting through Minsk to Poland, "with further movement to the territory of Ukraine to join the AFU".
Latest event
January 8, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 8, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 9 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Yaroslav Vladyko's case
Criminal case
Yaroslav Vladyko's case
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Facility: Penal colony No. 10, Altai Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
658209, ул. Тракторная д. 26 А, Алтайский Край, г. Рубцовск, ФКУ «ИК № 10 УФСИН России по Алтайскому краю», Владыко Ярослав Николаевич, 1995 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
He lived in Moscow and worked as a packer. On August 23, 2022, he was detained on allegations of using obscene language and harassing passersby, and a protocol was filed for petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Offenses Code). The following day, a court sentenced him to 12 days of administrative arrest. The "Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial" project reports that, as stated (apparently in the administrative case materials), during questioning related to the case, Vladyko allegedly expressed his intention to travel to Ukraine and join the military formation "Right Sector" to participate in combat on Ukraine's side. A case of preparation for participation in the activities of an extremist organization was opened against him. On 1 September, Vladyko was taken into custody. Later, he was also accused of preparing for high treason. Initially, he pleaded guilty, but in court, he stated that his confession was given under pressure, including physical coercion. According to the case materials, a backpack with a Right Sector chevron sewn on the inside, a printout of the train schedule Moscow - Minsk - Grodno - Warsaw, a set of military uniforms and a first-aid kit were found at Vladyko's home. Vladyko stated at the trial that he did not know the origin of these items. The lawyer noted that they were found a week after the first search, and the second search was conducted without photo fixation.
On 27 June 2023, Vladyko was sentenced to 10 years in a strict regime colony. On 21 November 2023, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months.
On 7 November 2024, Vladyko was stripped of his Russian citizenship.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
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