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Rudoi Iurii Anatolevich

Date of birth: May 12, 1989 (37 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Sochi
Occupation: службы спасения
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2 ; 280 ч. 2 ; 275
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  August 6, 2025
Sentence:  15 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, 2 года ограничения свободы
Date of sentencing:  August 24, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 1, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service for Krasnodar Oblast

Iurii Rudoi is a fire inspector from the city of Sochi. He held a negative view of the war, subscribed to opposition-leaning Telegram channels, and would comment on the news there. One of his comments, posted in 2025, in which he expressed a wish for Putin’s death, served as the basis for charges of inciting terrorism; another comment, in which he suggested that Ukrainians should strike at the Russian occupiers, led to charges of inciting extremism. Rudoi was also charged with high treason for making donations to a Ukrainian foundation. On August 24, 2026, he was sentenced to 15 years in a maximum-security penal colony.