Andrei Andreev
Andrei Andreev, born 1974, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Andrei Andreev's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (November 13, 2024): 5 years' deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, a fine of 24,859 roubles, taking into account the previous… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 7, 2023. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 15, 2026.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai · Krasnodar · Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years
deprivation of liberty in a general regime colony, a fine of 24,859 roubles, taking into account the previous sentence, and a ban on administering Internet pages for 2 years
First instance, June 18, 2024: 3 years
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 19, 20 and 21 August 2023 Andreev, under the pseudonym "Fagot Koroviev", posted seven comments on YouTube under videos about attacks on the Crimean bridge: On the channel "Gazeta UA" under the video "Kerch Bridge today" - the comment: "Next time put a landfill under the bridge's tip. They won't fix it that way. Goyda, rebellion!"; on the channel "Anton 87" under the video "Crimean Bridge" - comment: "It is necessary to put a landfill under the bridge's oporami. A note to the Russian special services. We're not doing a very good job of mining." on the channel "777 moscow" under the video "Crimean Bridge" - two comments: "Minimise bridge spurs. It will definitely fail. We'll write it all off to the fighting mosquitoes" and "It is necessary to mine from the Kuban side. That's for sure. We'll write it all off to the combat mosquitoes." on the channel "Channel 5" under the video "Attack of the Crimean bridge!...". - three comments: "Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the FSB. Goyda, mutiny!", "All previous attacks on the Crimean bridge and organised by the FSB itself" and "The weight is clear: the mole is the FSB. Mutiny is being prepared with a smooth transition into civil war".
Latest event
April 15, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 15, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 5 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Andrei Andreev's case of public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
Andrei Andreev's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-226/2024
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Full summary
Resident of Krasnodar. He was convicted on charges of damaging property, details are unknown. On 7 September 2023, he was detained and the next day arrested for 15 days under the administrative article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences). On the day the arrest term ended, he was detained again, he was arrested again for the same period of time under the same article. When the term of the second arrest expired, Andreev was detained again, this time he was arrested for 10 days under the administrative article on disobedience to the lawful demand of a police officer (Article 19.3 of the CAO): according to the report, he refused to show his documents for inspection at 4 a.m. and tried to flee. On 17 October 2023, when the term of his third arrest ended, Andreev was taken into custody on a criminal case of public justification of terrorism because of comments approving the strike on the Crimean Bridge. On 18 June 2024, he was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony and a fine of more than 24,000 rubles, taking into account the previous sentence. On 13 November 2024, the appeal court increased the sentence to five years.
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