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Alik Bagautdinov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Alik Bagautdinov, born 2000, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “The case of Alik Bagautdinov for discrediting The Russian armed Forces and high treason”. Sentence (July 4, 2024): 15 years' imprisonment, of which the first 3 in prison and the rest in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 13, 2024.

In brief

Bashkortostan

Sentence

15 years

imprisonment, of which the first 3 in prison and the rest in a strict regime colony, 1 year of restriction of freedom

Verdict July 4, 2024

Upheld September 13, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he set fire to a relay cabinet at 109 km of the railway crossing Sibai - Almukhametovo "in order to stop Russia's special operation in Ukraine", published a video discrediting the Russian Armed Forces, from May 2022 to March 2023, the accused, on the instructions of Ukrainian military intelligence, tried to involve his acquaintances in the paramilitary association Freedom of Russia Legion. In March 2022, Bagautdinov was fined 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of a solitary picket with a poster "No to War".

Latest event

September 13, 2024 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · Imprisonment begins

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 15 years

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  5. · Persecution begins

    The case of Alik Bagautdinov for discrediting The Russian armed Forces and high treason

Criminal case

The case of Alik Bagautdinov for discrediting The Russian armed Forces and high treason

Case number
2-27/2024

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Sibai (Bashkortostan). In March 2022, he was fined for 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (part 1 of article 20.3.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because of a solitary picket with a poster "No to War". In March 2023, Bagautdinov was detained as part of a case of arson of a relay cabinet. At first it was reported that a case was going to be brought against him for disabling vehicles or communication routes. Later it became known that the case was opened under the article on sabotage. In addition, Bagautdinov was accused of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces because of the publication of a certain video and of high treason because of his alleged recruitment into the Freedom of Russia Legion. On 4 July 2024, he was sentenced to 15 years in a strict regime colony.

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