Tymkiv Mikhail Mikhaylovich

On June 18, 2025, in the Nizhnetavdinsky district of the Tyumen region at the "Akhmanka" sanatorium, FSB officers detained 65-year-old local resident, pensioner, and native of Ukraine Mikhail Tymkiv. According to the prosecution, links to Stepan Bandera's biography were found in the search history of one of the four phones confiscated from him, and a chevron with the Ukrainian flag was found in the pocket of his jacket. The man was taken to the local police station, but he became ill, and the security forces took him to the hospital, where he spent the night. Tyomkina was accused of calling for extremism and justifying terrorism. According to the investigation, on May 9, 2022, Tymkiv, being drunk at the entrance to the administrative building of the sanatorium, uttered the phrase: "Cut the Russkies, Russkies for meat, let the Russkies go for meat. In addition, from June 1 to June 18, 2025, he made three more statements: he approved the explosion on the Crimean Bridge and spoke about future explosions, supported the Ukrainian military operation "Spiderweb" to destroy aircraft and airfields, and also stated the need to destroy Russian soldiers and the imminent collapse of Russia: "The Crimean Bridge was blown up, and I am very happy about it." Soon we, Ukrainians, will start blowing up gas pipelines, there will be explosions everywhere. The railway bridge in Bryansk was blown up, soon there will be more explosions. Explosions made by Ukraine on Russian territory are not a terrorist act, soon every Ukrainian will be blowing up. This is correct, this is war, Ukraine is fighting"; "I only support the side of Ukraine and think it's great that Ukraine's military operation "Spiderweb" to destroy Russian planes and airfields was carried out"; "Russians need to be destroyed. Russia will soon fall apart. Russian soldiers need to be killed and destroyed. On June 20, 2025, the Tyumen District Court sent Mikhail Tymkiv to the pre-trial detention center. On January 16, 2026, the Central District Military Court found Mikhail Tymkiv guilty and sentenced him to 3 years in a penal colony-settlement.