Denisenko Sergey Anatolevich

On July 10, 2023, in Krasnodar, Stanislav Rzhitsky, deputy head of the department for mobilization work of the city administration, was killed. An unknown assailant shot Rzhitsky four times during a run. The next day, on July 11, 2023, in Tuapse, 63-year-old Sergey Denisenko, a native of Sumy region, Ukraine, was detained at a rented apartment. During a search, a pistol with a silencer was allegedly seized from him. During the interrogation, Denisenko allegedly confessed that he had been preparing to assassinate Rzhitsky since December 2022, and that he had carried out the murder on the orders of Ukrainian special services. He also stated that he planned to fly from Sochi to Turkey, and then to Switzerland, two days after the murder. Denisenko was accused of murder of a person while performing their official duties, by a group of persons by prior conspiracy, for mercenary motives, illegal possession of weapons, and treason." 13 July 2023, the Primorsky District Court of Krasnodar sent Denisenko to a pre-trial detention center. On October 29, 2024, the Krasnodar Regional Court found Sergey Denisenko guilty and sentenced him to 25 years in prison, with the first 5 years to be served in a prison, and the remaining term in a strict regime penal colony, and a fine of 500 thousand. roubles, and a restriction of freedom for 1 year 9 months. The court also awarded the benefit of the civil plaintiff (the father of the murdered man) as compensation for moral damage of 5 million. rubles. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.