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Useinov Ruslan Khaiserovych

Date of birth: July 14, 1970 (56 years old)
citizenship: Россия; Украина
City of residence: с. Равнополье (Крым)
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  6 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  May 20, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Ruslan Useinov is a native of Uzbekistan and a resident of occupied Crimea. He was sentenced to six and a half years in a penal colony on charges of calling for terrorism, based on three comments posted on Telegram. According to investigators, in these comments, he called for missile strikes against Russian territory, including Moscow and St. Petersburg.