Personal Information
- Birth date
- 24 мар. 1982 г. (44 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, military servicemember
- Notes
- v. Lukashevo, Zaporizhzhia region. Soldier, shooter, 17th OTB of the AFU. Taken prisoner in the Kursk region, 17.11.2024. As of May 28, 2025 held as POW.
Popovich Nikolay Yurevich (Popovich Mikola Yuriyovich)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kursk Oblast
- Detention date:
- 7 нояб. 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:
- 6 нояб. 2040 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Kursk, POWs
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 22 авг. 2025 г.
Case Description
On November 7, 2024, in the Kursk region, a 42-year-old Ukrainian citizen, a serviceman of the 17th separate tank brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Nikolai Popovich, was taken prisoner by Russian military personnel. He was accused of committing a terrorist act as part of a group of persons. According to the Russian investigation, on November 7, 2024, Popovich, together with other Ukrainian military personnel, illegally invaded Russian territory. Being in the vicinity of Olgovka village in Korenevsky district, he used weapons to intimidate local residents and prevented the evacuation of civilians in order to destabilize the activities of government bodies. On May 28, 2025, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Nikolai Popovich guilty and sentenced him to 16 years in prison. For the first 3 years, he must serve his sentence in prison, and the remaining part of the term in a strict regime penal colony. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Попович Николай Юрьевич (Попович Микола Юрійович), 24 марта 1982 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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