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Yuriy Yatsentyuk

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Yuriy Yatsentyuk, Kaliningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 322 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted crossing of the border of the Russian Federation without proper documents); “Yuriy Yatsenyuk case on illegal border crossing”. Sentence (February 8, 2023): 6 months of forced labour. Status: at large.

In brief

Kaliningrad Oblast · Kaliningrad · Anti-war cases

Sentence

6 months of forced labour

Verdict February 8, 2023

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he illegally crossed the border with Poland.

Latest event

February 8, 2023 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · Persecution begins

    Yuriy Yatsenyuk case on illegal border crossing

Criminal case

Yuriy Yatsenyuk case on illegal border crossing

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He attempted to cross the border with Poland after receiving a summons: being of Ukrainian origin, he did not want to fight against his own people. He was detained and a criminal case was opend for attempted illegal border crossing . Yatsenyuk was under a recognisance not to leave the country, he was fired from his job. On 8 February 2023, he was sentenced to six months of forced labour.

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