Detention: The exact date of Rustem Fakhriyev's detention is not established in available Ukrainian human rights sources.

On December 1, 2025, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) claimed to have thwarted an assassination attempt on a senior officer of the Russian Ministry of Defense in occupied Crimea. The Russian agency named Rustem Fakhriyev as the organizer of this operation, alleging he acted as an officer of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to Russian reports, the direct perpetrator allegedly died during the arrest, while his local accomplice was detained and placed in a pre-trial detention centre under Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code — 'assistance to terrorist activities'. Initially, the Russian security services did not disclose the name of the detained accomplice.

Sentence: As of September 10, 2026, there is no information available in Ukrainian human rights sources about a verdict for Rustem Fakhriyev.

The Crimean Tatar Resource Center includes Rustem Fakhriyev in the list of Crimean political prisoners held in pre-trial detention. However, the CTRC does not provide specific information on the trial date, charges, or sentence in the available list.

According to Russian sources, Rustem Fakhriyev was born on December 25, 1984. Suspilne Crimea notes that this birth date is associated with Rustem Fakhriyev Seitkhalilovich.

Other biographical details about him are extremely limited in Ukrainian human rights sources. The CTRC has included Rustem Fakhriyev in the list of political prisoners, but no separate profile with information on his education, family, profession, or life before persecution has been published.

According to Russian security services, Fakhriyev is a Crimean Tatar who left the peninsula after the 2014 occupation. Russian sources claim he allegedly served in Ukrainian military formations and was later associated with the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

These claims lack sufficient independent verification in open Ukrainian human rights sources and cannot be presented as established biographical facts.

On December 1, 2025, the FSB of the Russian Federation reported an alleged preparation of an assassination attempt in occupied Crimea on a senior officer of the Russian Ministry of Defense. According to the FSB, Rustem Fakhriyev allegedly organized the operation, and a Ukrainian citizen recruited by him was supposed to plant an explosive device under the Russian military officer's vehicle.

The Russian side stated that the direct perpetrator died during the FSB operation. At the same time, Russian law enforcement reported the arrest of another man, referred to as an accomplice. A criminal case was allegedly opened against him under Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code.

In December 2025, Rustem Fakhriyev's name appeared in a Russian list of individuals whom the occupation authorities and Russian agencies consider involved in terrorist activities. Suspilne materials indicated that he is held in a pre-trial detention centre.

As of July 22, 2026, there are no confirmed data in open sources regarding a verdict for Rustem Fakhriyev, the final qualification of charges, or the conclusion of the trial. Ukrainian human rights sources continue to classify him as a person unlawfully persecuted and detained by the Russian Federation.

Information used from open sources: Crimean Tatar Resource Center, Suspilne Crimea, Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People, ZMINA, Krym.Realii / Radio Liberty.

Photo: Suspilne Crimea.

Update date: 22.07.2026