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Shcherbonos Ihor Volodymyrovych

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Shcherbonos Ihor Volodymyrovych

Date of birth: August 12, 1978 (47 years old)
Occupation: военная служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.3 ; 205.4 ч. 2
Form of repression:  pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  18 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима
Date of sentencing:  March 4, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Shcherbonos Ihor Volodymyrovych, born on August 12, 1978, a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. On March 4, 2026, he was sentenced 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 activities”) to 18.5 years’ imprisonment.