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Podhorskyi Dmytro Valeryevich

Дмитрий Подгорский в суде

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Podhorskyi Dmytro Valeryevich

Date of birth: December 14, 1995 (30 years old)
citizenship: Россия; Украина
City of residence: Мелитополь
Article of the Criminal Code:  275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  14 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 1 год ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  October 14, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Dmytro Podhorskyi, a citizen of Ukraine, lived in the city of Melitopol in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. In February 2024, after the occupation, he accepted Russian citizenship. According to the prosecution, he sent 500 hryvnias, equivalent to 1,152 rubles, to accounts linked to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Podhorskyi was charged with high treason against Russia. The court sentenced him to 14 years in a strict-regime penal colony.

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