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Роман Романов

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Romanov Roman Romanovych

Date of birth: July 13, 1990 (35 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.4 ч. 2 ; 205.3
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  срок неизвестен
Date of sentencing:  December 3, 2024
Current location:  Penal Colony No. 8, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the Republic of Buryatia
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Roman Romanov is a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was reportedly taken prisoner in the spring of 2022. On 29 July 2022, he was held in the penal colony in Olenivka, Donetsk region, where he was wounded.

On 8 October 2024, Romanov’s case was referred to the Southern District Military Court. On 3 December 2024, Judge Ilya Bezgub found Romanov guilty under the articles on undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity and participation in a terrorist community and sentenced him to a term of imprisonment that has not been disclosed.