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Yurii Argeev

ImprisonedChecked against the source: September 5, 2026, 6:09 AM
Criminal Code
Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Case category
Terrorism cases
Verdict
Imprisonment (general regime)
Sentence
5 years 6 months
Date of verdict
2026-03-11
Region
Irkutsk Oblast

Case summary

A resident of the Irkutsk Region. He was prosecuted for public justification of terrorism. The reason was two comments: one said "God save Azov", the other wished health to its serviceman Denis Prokopenko. On 11 March Argeev was sentenced to five and a half years in a general regime penal colony.

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