Date of birth: April 19, 1987 (39 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Occupation: военная служба
Pursuit stage:
решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:
January 12, 2026
Sentence:
21 год лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 5 лет в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:
September 18, 2026
Current location:
unknown
Serhii Krystapchuk is a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the "Azov" special forces brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was taken prisoner in Donetsk Oblast in January 2026.
On September 18, 2026, the Second Western District Military Court found Krystapchuk guilty under Article 205.3 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity") and Part 2 of Article 205.5 ("Participation in the activities of an organization recognized as terrorist under Russian law"), and sentenced him to 21 years in a strict-regime penal colony, the first 5 years of which he is to serve in prison.
