Documented Cases.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 16, 2026

anti war

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An unnamed minor resident of Togliatti was given a suspended sentence of two and a half years for spreading "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces, discrediting the Armed Forces, and making calls for extremism. Further details of the case are unavailable.

Togliatti, Samara Oblast

LAST UPDATED · JUL 15, 2026

Dmitriy Romanov

Dmitriy Romanov, a minor at the time of the offense, was fined for justifying terrorism and displaying prohibited symbols. The charge regarding discrediting the army was terminated due to the statute of limitations.

Evgeny Dolgopolov

Evgeny Dolgopolov was fined for discrediting the Russian army in an Odnoklassniki comment and a criminal case was opened against him for repeated discrediting. The details of the case and final sentence are unknown.

Vladimir Bayramov

Vladimir Bayramov was convicted of incitement to terrorism for aggressive remarks about mobilization made in a social media community. He was sentenced to two years in prison.

LAST UPDATED · JUL 3, 2026

Mikhail Kondratyev

A resident of Samara, born in 1990, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for high treason and justifying terrorism. He was accused of sending photos and videos of energy infrastructure to a Ukrainian media propagandist.

Vladimir Vyacheslavovich Bayramov

Vladimir Bayramov was sentenced to 2 years in a general regime colony for public calls to terrorism made online. He posted comments on VK in 2018 and 2022 that were deemed to be calls for violence against Vladimir Putin.

Tolyatti, Samara region

Polina Sergeyevna Evtushenko

Polina Evtushenko, a translator, is accused of multiple crimes including assisting terrorist activities, public calls for terrorism, preparation for treason, and spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The charges stem from her online activity and alleged attempts to persuade a resident of Samara to join the Legion "Freedom of Russia".

LAST UPDATED · JUL 19, 2026

Polina Evtushenko

Polina Evtushenko was sentenced to 14 years in prison following a denunciation by an acquaintance. She is accused of spreading anti-war content and attempting to recruit someone to the Freedom of Russia Legion, though she claims she was actually discouraging participation in the war.

Andrei Albertovich Balin

Andrei Balin was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army and its activities in Ukraine. The charges stem from six anti-war posts he made on his VK blog.

Tolyatti, Samara region

Protest

Pavel Andreevich Korshunov

Pavel Korshunov was sentenced to 13 years in a strict regime colony for vandalism and a terrorist act after setting fire to the entrance of the Tolyatti administration building in protest against mobilization. He initially confessed but later claimed the confession was obtained under duress.

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Protest

Pavel Korshunov

Pavel Korshunov, a resident of Tolyatti, was sentenced to 13 years in a strict-regime colony for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Tolyatti town administration building. He cited protest against mobilization as his motive.

Other

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An unknown male was convicted of vandalism and sentenced to 1 year imprisonment.

Andrey Balin

Andrey Balin, a former politician, was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for spreading false information about the Armed Forces on VKontakte. He has previously faced charges for inciting hatred.

Sergei Karnovskiy

Sergei Karnovskiy was fined for disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism, based on three publications on the VKontakte social media platform.

Voronin Andrey Olegovich

Andrey Voronin, a blogger from Samara, is serving a 10-year sentence after being convicted on multiple charges, including threatening a terrorist act, insulting a government official, and disseminating false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He has been in custody since April 4, 2020.