Personal Information
- Birth date
- 25 янв. 1973 г. (53 years old)
- Special circumstances
- Ukrainian citizen, military servicemember
- Notes
- 33rd Brigade. Taken prisoner in the Kursk Oblast. As of May 20, 2025 held as POW. Has a daughter born in 2000.
Lutsenko Vitaliy Anatolevich (Lutsenko Vitaliy Anatoliyovich)
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Kursk Oblast
- Charges:
- Art. 205 CC RF Part 1, Art. 205 CC RF Part 2 Clause v
- Sentence:
- 16 years strict regime
- Estimated release date:
- 14 нояб. 2040 г.
- Case categories:
- War-related, Kursk, POWs
- Rosfinmonitoring status:
- Added 20 авг. 2025 г.
Case Description
In the Kursk region in October 2024, a 51-year-old citizen of Ukraine, senior soldier of the 33rd Separate Assault Battalion of Ukraine Vitaliy Lutchenko, was captured by Russian servicemen. He was accused of committing a terrorist act as part of a group of persons. According to the Russian investigation, in October 2024, Lutsenko, together with other Ukrainian military personnel, illegally invaded Russian territory." "While in the Suzhansky and Korenevsky districts, he used weapons to intimidate local residents, prevented their evacuation, opened fire on Russian military personnel and civilians, and also participated in the blockade of Olgovka village. On May 20, 2025, the 2nd Western District Military Court found Vitaly Lutzenko 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 sentence was not appealed and entered into legal force.
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Луценко Виталий Анатольевич (Луценко Віталій Анатолійович), 25 января 1973 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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