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Chepiha Viktor Viktorovych

Date of birth: November 27, 1994 (31 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2 ; 205.3
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  January 1, 1
Sentence:  назначенное наказание неизвестно
Date of sentencing:  March 17, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Viktor Chepiha is a native of Luhansk region of Ukraine and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine who served as a grenade launcher operator. On 26 June 2024, he went missing in Donetsk region and was taken prisoner. In March 2026, a Russian court found him guilty under articles on participation in a terrorist community and undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity. The sentence imposed is unknown. According to the prosecution, he joined the Aidar Battalion in April 2024.