Vladimir Zhdamarov
Vladimir Zhdamarov, born 1965. 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); “Vladimir Zhdamarov's case on participation in the activities of a terrorist community”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 23, 2026.
In brief
Military personnel · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
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
May 23, 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, May 23, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Vladimir Zhdamarov's case on participation in the activities of a terrorist community
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Ждамаров Владимир Иванович, 1965 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Ukrainian serviceman. Captured no later than March 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 Azov battalion. In October 2025, the case went to court.
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.