Vladimir Yakovenko
Vladimir Yakovenko, born 1968. 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); “The case of Vladimir Yakovenko on participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Sentence (February 6, 2026): 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 1, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 10, Altai Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 9, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony
First instance, September 30, 2025: 18 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony
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
Latest event
March 9, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 9, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №5 (SIZO-5) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Oblast
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of Vladimir Yakovenko on participation in the activities of a terrorist community
- Case number
- 1-467/2025
Write a letter
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», Яковенко Владимир Васильевич, 1968 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Presumably captured on 1 July 2022. A case was opened against him for participation in the activities of a terrorist community due to his involvement in the activities of the Aidar battalion. On 30 September 2025, Yakovenko was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.3, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.