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Savostin Evgenii Aleksandrovich

Date of birth: July 29, 1980 (46 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Article of the Criminal Code:  275 ; 205.5 ч. 2 ; 205.3
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  October 30, 2025
Sentence:  28 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 6 лет в тюрьме, 2 года ограничения свободы, штраф 500.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  July 16, 2026
Current location:  Remand Prison No. 2, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia

Evgenii Savostin was accused of joining the Russian Volunteer Corps in 2023, where he served as an armored personnel carrier (APC) driver. In October 2025, allegedly acting on orders from the Russian Volunteer Corps, he returned to Russia, where he was detained. Savostin was sentenced to 28 years of imprisonment on charges of high treason, participation in a terrorist organization, and training for terrorist activities.