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Derenutsa Arsenty

Date of birth: September 5, 1983 (42 years old)
Occupation: строительство
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  16 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, штраф 200.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  March 3, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Altai Krai

Derenutsa Arsenty was born on September 5, 1983, a resident of the Altai Krai, a citizen of Moldova and Russia, a builder, has a minor child.

On December 19, 2024, under Art. 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Confidential cooperation with foreigners"), he was sentenced to 5 years in a general regime penal colony. On September 30, 2025, the verdict was overturned, and the charge was reclassified under Article 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“High treason,” punishable by up to life imprisonment).

He is in custody.