Arrest: On June 22, 2021, FSB officers detained Stanislav Khudoley following operational measures, accusing him of allegedly transmitting military information to the Ukrainian side.

Sentence: On December 22, 2022, the Russia-controlled 'Supreme Court of the Republic of Crimea' sentenced Stanislav Khudoley to 12 years in a high-security penal colony with an additional year of restricted freedom after release under Article 275 of the Russian Criminal Code ('treason'). In March 2023, the appellate court upheld the sentence. As of July 22, 2026, he continues to serve his sentence.

Stanislav Khudoley (Stetsenko) was born in 1988 and lived in Simferopol. He was an enthusiast of radio communication and an aviation spotter, observing and photographing aircraft as a long-time hobby. Before his criminal prosecution, he was not publicly known as a civic or political figure.

On June 22, 2021, FSB officers detained Stanislav in Simferopol. The Russian security service claimed he collected information on flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the Black Sea Fleet over Crimea and the Black Sea, allegedly passing this information to the Ukrainian side for monetary compensation. No independent evidence supporting these claims has been publicly disclosed.

Following his arrest, a criminal case was opened against him under the charge of 'treason'. The trial was held in a closed session. Lawyers were restricted in commenting on the case materials due to the secrecy regime traditionally applied by Russia in 'treason' cases. Human rights defenders have repeatedly emphasized that such proceedings are among the least transparent and are practically immune to independent public oversight.

On December 22, 2022, the occupation court in Crimea found Stanislav guilty and sentenced him to 12 years in a high-security colony. In March 2023, the appellate court in Sochi upheld the sentence, which then became final. Human rights organizations note that criminal proceedings under the 'treason' charge are regularly used by Russia as a tool to persecute Ukrainian citizens in occupied territories.

After the sentence became final, Stanislav was transferred to the Russian penitentiary system outside occupied Crimea. According to the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, in 2025, he was held in pre-trial detention centre No. 4 in Moscow, where he was taken to participate in the consideration of a cassation appeal. Such relocation aligns with Russia's practice of unlawfully transferring Ukrainian political prisoners from occupied territories to facilities within Russia, contrary to international humanitarian law norms.

Human rights organizations include Stanislav Khudoley in lists of Ukrainian citizens who have become victims of politically motivated persecution in occupied Crimea. His case is regularly mentioned in monitoring documents by the Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights, and international human rights initiatives as an example of using the 'treason' charge to persecute peninsula residents.

As of July 22, 2026, Stanislav Khudoley remains in Russian detention. There is no information in open sources about his release, sentence review, or completion of cassation proceedings.

Information sourced from open sources: Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Suspilne Crimea, Center for Investigative Journalism, Ukrainska Pravda, Crimean Tatar Resource Center.

Update date: July 22, 2026.