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Grabovetskiy Vladimir Grigoryevich

Date of birth: August 12, 1971 (55 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Североморск (Мурманская область)
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  May 30, 2024
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год 6 месяцев ограничения свободы, штраф 450.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  September 29, 2025
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 5, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Arkhangelsk Oblast

Vladimir Grabovetskiy, a native of Ukraine and a former naval officer, was charged with treason for transferring funds in support of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. He transferred the funds to Polina Kuzmina's Russian account, while her relatives in Ukraine transferred the funds to Grabovetsky's acquaintance. He was sentenced to 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony and stripped of his rank of senior warrant officer in the reserve.

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