{"id":67318,"date":"2026-10-23T16:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/?post_type=news&p=67318"},"modified":"2026-10-26T11:55:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T08:55:48","slug":"dozens-of-ukrainian-pows-sentenced-to-lengthy-terms-in-russia-return-hom","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/memopzk.org\/en\/news\/dozens-of-ukrainian-pows-sentenced-to-lengthy-terms-in-russia-return-hom\/","title":{"rendered":"Dozens of Ukrainian POWs sentenced to lengthy terms in Russia return hom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the latest stage of a \u2018combined prisoner exchange\u2019, 261 service members and nine civilians have returned to Ukraine, according<\/a> to the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War<\/em>. At least 58 of those released had been convicted by Russian courts on criminal charges and included in Political Prisoners Memorial<\/em>\u2019s database of people deprived of liberty on political grounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three of them had been sentenced to life imprisonment: Denys Hanhala, Denys Rashplia and Vladyslav Syhys. We also know the sentences handed down to another 39 people, ranging from six years to 29 years and four months, with a median sentence of 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criminal cases were opened against at least nine of them twice, and against Dmytro Kucheriavyi three times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least 39 of the 58 were tried under Article 205.3 of the Russian Criminal Code (undergoing training for terrorist activity) and\/or Article 205.4, Part 2 (participation in a terrorist community) or Article 205.5, Part 2 (participation in a terrorist organisation). Prisoners of war face these charges solely over their service with specific military units, usually Azov<\/em> and Aidar<\/em>, and their military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Most of the defenders released today were taken prisoner in 2022 during the defence of Mariupol,\u2019<\/em> Ukrainian authorities say. The same is true of those released who had faced criminal prosecution: more than half were detained in Mariupol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among those released in the exchange on 23 October was Denys Muryha, who was no longer serving in the military when he was detained. He had served with Azov<\/em> in 2015 and was detained during \u2018filtration\u2019 in March 2022. Another Ukrainian who has returned home is Oleksandr Saakian. According to the prosecution, he remained in Mariupol after it was captured by the Russian Armed Forces, used a forged passport and engaged in partisan activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainians convicted on criminal charges and released on 23 October:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maksym Bozhko
 Serhii Budykov
 Valentyn Vasyleiko
 Vladyslav Veselovskyi
 Denys Hanhala
 Serhii Heremes
 Leonid Hlushchenko
 Mykola Huzema
 Andrii Zhyzhoma
 Serhii Zavhorodnii
 Vasyl Zalutskyi
 Oleksii Kaliuzhnyi
 Yevhen Kapustian
 Anatolii Kyliushyk
 Andrii Klementovych
 Oleh Klymovskyi
 Dmytro Klusenko
 Yevhen Kolomeiko
 Kostiantyn Kolchenko
 Yurii Kondratskyi
 Serhii Kopylov
 Vladyslav Kormylin
 Valerii Korovin
 Bohdan Kravchenko
 Serhii Krasiuk
 Oleksandr Kucheriavenko
 Dmytro Kucheriavyi
 Yevhen Lavrenko
 Heorhii Letiahin
 Vladyslav Lukianov
 Vladyslav Liashuk
 Ruslan Maistruk
 Oleksandr Maksymchuk
 Oleksandr Mandzak
 Oleksandr Matushanskyi
 Herman Matiushyn
 Ivan Melnykovych
 Nazarii Moroz
 Denys Muryha
 Roman Nechyporenko
 Rostyslav Okhrymenko
 Viktor Pavlenko
 Oleksandr Panov
 Andrii Pyliavskyi
 Mykola Pohrebniak
 Serhii Prud
 Denys Rashplia
 Dmytro Remez
 Maksym Romaniuk
 Oleksandr Saakian
 Vitalii Savchenko
 Anton Saikhiiev
 Yan Samarskyi
 Viacheslav Symbyrskyi
 Eduard Spyzhovyi
 Oleksandr Stafiichuk
 Vladyslav Syhys
 Yurii Tryfanov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-67318","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","regions-donetsk-oblast","news-type-nashi-novosti-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDozens of Ukrainian POWs sentenced to lengthy terms in Russia return hom - Political prisoners support. Memorial<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As part of the latest stage of a \u2018combined prisoner exchange\u2019, 270 Ukrainians have returned to Ukraine. 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