Eduard Baltykov
Eduard Baltykov, born 1967, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); “Eduard Baltykov's case of involvement with a terrorist organization”. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, February 9, 2026.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Financiers and accountants · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
Latest event
February 9, 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, February 9, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
Eduard Baltykov's case of involvement with a terrorist organization
Criminal case
Eduard Baltykov's case of involvement with a terrorist organization
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Kalmykia, broker. On 10 December 2025, he was taken into custody in Moscow on charges of participation in the activities of a terrorist organisation. Telegram channel "Beware of the News" claims that Baltikov "wanted to create a 'state of Bumbin Orn'" (the name of the country of the Oirats from a folk epic) on the basis of the republic.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.5 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.