The Krasnoyarsk branch of Russia's Investigative Committee has announced a new criminal case against Nikita Uvarov, who is serving a sentence in the "Kansk teenagers" case. He is accused under Part 1.1 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code — involving a person in extremist activity.
The agency does not name the suspect but notes his previous conviction. The outlet Sibirsky Express pointed out that the description matches Uvarov's case. According to investigators, in February 2025, while in a penal colony, Uvarov "promoted criminal traditions and antisocial behavior among convicts," encouraging them to join the AUE movement, which is banned in Russia.
In February of this year, a case was already opened against Uvarov on charges of participating in an extremist organization (Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). This happened shortly before his release under the first sentence: the five-year term handed down in 2022 was due to expire in March.
Uvarov, along with Bogdan Andreyev and Denis Mikhailenko, were detained in Kansk in 2020 when they were 14 years old. The teenagers came to the attention of security forces after they attached a leaflet to the local FSB building in support of the arrested mathematician Azat Miftakhov. In 2022, Uvarov was sentenced to five years in a penal colony on charges of training for terrorist activity and the illegal manufacture and storage of explosives. Andreyev and Mikhailenko received four and three years suspended, respectively. Uvarov did not plead guilty.
Because of the new case, Uvarov was transferred from the penal colony to a pre-trial detention center. Novaya Gazeta reported that among the materials in the February case are recordings of Uvarov's conversations with other inmates who may have been provocateurs.