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Cherevan Eduard Oleksandrovych

Date of birth: January 31, 1996 (30 years old)
citizenship: Украина
City of residence: Rostov-on-Don
Occupation: спорт
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 5 лет в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  December 4, 2024
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 5, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Rostov Oblast

Cherevan Eduard Oleksandrovych, born January 31, 1996, citizen of Ukraine, resident of Rostov-on-Don, goalkeeper of the Rostov football club "Lokomotiv".

On December 4, 2024, he was sentenced under Part 2 of Article 205.5 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation") to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony with the first 5 years to be served in prison.

Deprived of liberty since January 2023.

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