Personal Information
- Birth date
- 6 авг. 2001 г. (24 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, military servicemember
- Notes
- Serviceman of the 241st Separate Special Purpose Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Captured in the Kursk region. As of 03.10.2025, is in captivity.
Pogorelyy Mikhail Vyacheslavovich (Pogoriliy Mikhaylo Vʼyacheslavovich)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kursk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 19 окт. 2024 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205 CC RF Part 2 Clause v
- Sentence:
- 16 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 18 окт. 2040 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, POWs, Kursk
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 25 дек. 2025 г.
Case Description
2024 in the Kursk region during hostilities, a 43-year-old Ukrainian citizen, a soldier of the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Mikhail Pogorely, was taken prisoner by Russian servicemen. A criminal case was opened against him for committing a terrorist act by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, resulting in significant damage. According to the Russian investigation, in October 2024, Pogorely, as part of a military unit, repeatedly crossed the state border of Russia in the Sudzhansky district. To block and maintain control over the settlement of Guevo, he "equipped observation and fire positions, tracked the movement of Russian military personnel, and also intimidated civilians by using weapons and prevented their evacuation." On October 6, 2025, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Mikhail Pogorely guilty and sentenced him to 16 years in prison, the first 4 years to be served in prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime penal colony. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Погорелый Михаил Вячеславович (Погорілий Михайло Вʼячеславович), 6 августа 2001 г. ФКУ Т УФСИН России по Ульяновской области, адрес: 433503, Россия, Ульяновская обл., г. Димитровград, ул. Калугина, д. 66 связь через: ФСИН-письмо; Зонателеком
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