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Maksimov Sergey Dmitriyevich

Date of birth: July 10, 2008 (18 years old)
City of residence: Kaluga
Article of the Criminal Code:  205 ч. 2 para. «а»
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  4 года 6 месяцев лишения свободы в воспитательной колонии
Date of sentencing:  August 21, 2025
Current location:  unknown

Sergey Maksimov, a minor resident of Kaluga, was found guilty of committing terrorist acts for participating in the arson of a cell phone tower as part of a group of individuals acting in a prior conspiracy. According to the prosecution, his acquaintance, Radislav Kudenkov, acting "in the interests of the Ukrainian special services," offered the teenager a reward for committing the arson. Maksimov was sent to pretrial detention no later than July 18, 2025. The court sentenced him to 4 years and 6 months.