Slobodenyuk Vitaliy Andriyovych
Slobodenyuk Vitaliy Andriyovych
Vitaliy Slobodenyuk is a citizen of Ukraine and a serviceman of the "Azov" special forces brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine. He was taken prisoner in Mariupol no later than May 18, 2022.
On April 23, 2026, Judge Pavel Gubarev of the Southern District Military Court found him 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 ("Undergoing training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity"), and sentenced him to 18 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
According to the prosecution's account, "in the autumn of 2021 Slobodenyuk voluntarily joined the 'Azov' regiment..., underwent training for the purpose of carrying out terrorist activity and subsequently applying the skills acquired in combat operations. After that, serving as a gunner in an artillery platoon, he took part in the armed conflict."