Article of the Criminal Code:
Mykhailo Soroka 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 Sumy Oblast, presumably on April 3, 2025.
In March 2026, the case was transferred to the Southern District Military Court. Mykhailo Soroka was found guilty under Part 2 of Article 205.4 of the Russian Criminal Code ("Participation in the activities of a terrorist community") and sentenced to 5.5 years in prison.
According to the prosecution's account, "in March 2022 Soroka voluntarily joined a paramilitary nationalist formation, the 'Azov' regiment of the National Guard of Ukraine... After that, serving as a patrol platoon commander in the 3rd company of a rifle battalion for the protection of public order and escort duty, he took part in combat operations against the civilian population of the DPR and servicemen of the Russian Federation."
