Igor Yakovenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-10-03
- Region
- Krasnodar Krai
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Краснодарскому краю
Case summary
Igor Yakovenko is a resident of Krasnodar Krai. Presumably no later than June 2025, he was detained on charges of preparing to participate in the activities of a terrorist organisation. According to the investigation, he had been in correspondence with representatives of the Freedom of Russia Legion and planned to join its ranks. On 3 October 2025, Yakovenko was sentenced to 5 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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