Yuri Zadorozhny
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 17 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-03-05
- Region
- Kursk Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю»
- Address for letters
- 662606, ул. Горького д. 114 Тюрьма, Красноярский край, г. Минусинск, ФКУ «Тюрьма ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Задорожный Юрий Иванович, 1969 г.р.
Case summary
A Ukrainian military serviceman. On September 10th 2024, he was captured in Kursk region. The captured military men were insulted and forced to praise the Russian Airborne Forces and Putin on video camera. A criminal case of committing a terrorist act was initiated against Zadorozhny — this was how the actions of the Ukrainian military in the Kursk region were qualified. On March 5th 2025, he was sentenced to 17 years in a strict regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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