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Franchuk Borys Ivanovych

Date of birth: March 3, 1969 (57 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
City of residence: Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  275 (через ч. 3 ст. 30) ; 205.2 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  March 2, 2023
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 3 года в тюрьме, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  February 21, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Borys Franchuk is a native of Ukraine, a resident of the Sakhalin oblast, and a former military officer. He was detained at the airport by FSB officers. Franchuk was subjected to several administrative arrests, and then a criminal case was opened against him, accusing him of attempted treason and publicly justifying terrorism. He allegedly contacted a representative of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and planned to travel to Ukraine to participate in combat operations against Russian troops. He also, sharing a "pro-Ukrainian nationalist ideology," promoted terrorism online.