Ozimuk Vitaliy Vitalevich (Ozimuk Vitaliy Vitaliyovich)

18 September 2024, in the Kursk region, during combat operations, a 30-year-old Ukrainian citizen, soldier of the 49th Engineer Sapper Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces Vitaliy Ozimuk, 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, on August 6, 2024, Ozimuk illegally entered the territory of the Russian Federation. In the period from August 6 to September 18, 2024, being in the settlements of Oleshnya, Gogolevka, Kazachya Loknya of the Sudzhansky district, as well as in the village of Veseloye of the Glukhkovsky district of the Kursk region, in order to destabilize the activities of the authorities, Ozimuk prevented the evacuation of the civilian population, as well as used weapons against military personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation." On April 11, 2025, the 2nd Western Military District Court found Vitaly Ozimuk guilty and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, with the first 3 years to be served in prison, and the remainder in a strict regime penal colony. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force.