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Viktor Konovalov

Viktor Konovalov was sentenced to seven years in a general regime penal colony for inciting terrorism and actions against the security of the Russian Federation. The charges stem from his posts on Telegram supporting the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion.

LAST UPDATED · SEP 10, 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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