Timur Akbulatov
Timur Akbulatov, born 2001, Oryol Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “Orel resident's case of spreading military "fakes," rehabilitating nazism, and justifying terrorism”. Sentence (February 12, 2026): 7 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Oryol Oblast · Students · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
7 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the Interior Ministry's version, in May and August 2023, a citizen born in 2001 in a Telegram channel twice posted publications containing deliberately false information about the special military operation of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine. In June and August 2023, in the same Telegram channel, he posted publications containing a negative assessment of the Victory Day holiday and humiliation of the honour and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War. In addition, in August 2023, he posted a publication on his Telegram channel containing a positive assessment of previous terrorist acts.
Latest event
February 12, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 7 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Orel resident's case of spreading military "fakes," rehabilitating nazism, and justifying terrorism
Criminal case
Orel resident's case of spreading military "fakes," rehabilitating nazism, and justifying terrorism
- Case number
- 1-96/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
Resident of Kromsky district, Orel region, student of Orel State University. In July 2025, the Investigative Committee reported his detention in the case of spreading military "fakes", justification of terrorism and rehabilitation of Nazism. On 8 July, Akbulatov was placed in custody: one of the justifications was the purchase of a ticket from Moscow to Kazan, where he is from. The reason for the prosecution was his publications in a certain Telegram channel. The charge under the article on "fakes" is related to his posts on May and August 2023 about the war in Ukraine, and the charge of rehabilitation of Nazism is related to his negative assessment of the Victory Day celebrations and posts "humiliating the honour and dignity of veterans of the Great Patriotic War". Details of the charges under the article on the justification of terrorism are unknown. All the imputed posts were published in the group "Sitting around the campfire" in Telegram. The charge of spreading "fakes" was toughened by adding a hate motive.
When Akbulatov was already in custody, he was twice fined 10,000 rubles under the administrative article on incitement to hatred (Article 20.3.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of comments in the same group: in the first case they were comments about Ossetians and Russians, in the second case - about Russians, Tatars and Bashkirs. He said in court that he posted the comments with the purpose of trolling.
On 12 February 2026, Akbulatov was sentenced to seven years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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