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Kudrevatykh Yurii Vitaliiovych

Date of birth: May 20, 1984 (42 years old)
citizenship: Украина; Россия
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  April 21, 2025
Sentence:  13 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год ограничения свободы, штраф 115.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  July 8, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Ukrainian citizen Yuriy Kudrevatykh lived in Crimea and, following the start of the occupation, also acquired Russian citizenship. In 2019, he moved to Ukraine, where he was subsequently mobilized. He served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and was later taken prisoner by Russian forces. An occupation court sentenced him to 13.5 years on charges of high treason, specifically for defecting to the side of the enemy.