Date of birth: August 18, 1991 (35 years old)
citizenship: Украина
Occupation: военная служба
Pursuit stage:
end of prosecution
Date of arrest:
June 12, 2022
Sentence:
срок неизвестен
Date of sentencing:
January 23, 2026
Current location:
not in custody
Date of release:
October 23, 2026
Lists of persecuted:
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Maksym Romaniuk is a Ukrainian citizen and a serviceman of the Azov Special Operations Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was presumably captured in Donetsk Region on 12 June 2022.
On 8 December 2025, Romaniuk's case was transferred to the Southern District Military Court. On 23 January 2026, Judge Igor Petrovich Degtyaryov found Maksym Romaniuk guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in the activities of a terrorist community') and Article 205.3 ('Training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activities') and sentenced him to an unknown term of imprisonment.
On 23 October 2026, he returned to Ukraine as part of a prisoner-of-war exchange.
