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Alexey Shitik

Alexey Shitik, a journalist and politician, is facing charges for allegedly publishing false information about the Russian Army, civilian deaths in Ukraine, and the Bucha crimes on social media. He previously fled Russia in 2018 after receiving death threats.

LAST UPDATED · AUG 16, 2026

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Russia · Art. 207.3 · military "fakes"
Russia · Art. 280.3 · "discrediting" the army
Russia · Art. 205.2 · justification of terrorism
Russia · Art. 275 · high treason
Russia · Art. 275.1 · confidential cooperation with a foreign state
Russia · Art. 205.5 · participation in a terrorist organization
Russia · Art. 282.2 · participation in an extremist organization
Russia · Art. 280 · calls to extremism
Russia · Art. 354.1 · rehabilitation of Nazism
Russia · Art. 205 · terrorist act
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