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Sereda Ruslan Mykhailovych

Date of birth: December 7, 1971 (54 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 9, 2024
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Ruslan Sereda was born on 7 December 1971. He is a citizen of Ukraine, a junior sergeant, and a serviceman of the 12th Azov Special Purpose Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was reportedly taken prisoner in Mariupol in late March 2022. On 9 December 2024, Judge Timur Mashukov of the Southern District Military Court found him guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in a terrorist community') and Article 205.3 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity'). The sentence imposed has not been disclosed.