Detention: On June 5, 2022, FSB officers and Russian border guards detained Mamed. Following his detention, a Crimean occupation court ordered his pre-trial detention. The Russian side alleged that Mamed was a member of the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion and even called him the 'personal bodyguard' of the battalion's founder, Lenur Islyamov. These claims lack independent verification, and human rights advocates emphasize that such accusations are systematically used for the criminal prosecution of Ukrainian citizens.

Sentence: On September 28, 2022, the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol, under Russian control, sentenced Mamed Dolhopolov to 5 years in a high-security penal colony under Part 2 of Article 208 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in an armed formation on the territory of a foreign state not provided for by the legislation of this state, with purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation'). Human rights organizations consider the case politically motivated.

Mamed Mykolayovych Dolhopolov was born on January 31, 1990. He is a Ukrainian citizen and a resident of Novooleksiivka, Henichesk District, Kherson Region.

After the start of the full-scale war, the Russian Federation intensified the persecution of Kherson Region residents on charges of alleged participation in the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion. Mamed Dolhopolov's criminal case followed this pattern.

The case was heard in the Kyiv District Court of Simferopol, under Russian control. On September 28, 2022, the court found Mamed Dolhopolov guilty and sentenced him to five years in a high-security penal colony. Human rights organizations note that cases under Article 208 of the Russian Criminal Code regarding the Noman Çelebicihan Battalion are among the most common mechanisms for the criminal prosecution of Ukrainian citizens following the occupation of Crimea and the start of the full-scale war.

According to the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, after the verdict, Mamed was subjected to forced psychiatric treatment. Human rights advocates report that he was placed in a psychiatric facility for the entire duration of his imprisonment, raising serious concerns about his rights and health.

As of July 18, 2026, there is no public information on the annulment of the sentence, early release, or change in Mamed Dolhopolov's procedural status. His case remains under the monitoring of Ukrainian and international human rights organizations.

Information used from open sources: Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Association of Relatives of Kremlin Political Prisoners, 'Support for Political Prisoners. Memorial', ZMINA, Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

Date updated: 18.07.2026.