Alexei Baranov
Alexei Baranov, born 1984, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)); Article 205 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)); Article 205 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)); “Alexei Baranov’s case of arson”. Sentence (October 10, 2024): 18 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
18 years
of imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld February 11, 2025
Charges
- Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)
- Article 205 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for a terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)
- Article 205 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for a terrorist attack (by a group or with serious consequences)
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 19 January 2023, he damaged a glass pane in the window of a building belonging to the extra-departmental guard and poured flammable liquid through the resulting hole, but was unable to “bring his criminal intent to a successful end”, and on 20 February he set fire to two official cars of the State Road Traffic Safety Inspectorate and planned to set fire to cars of the Interior Ministry. Later, charges of preparing to manufacture explosives, participation in a terrorist community and state treason we also added to the case.
Latest event
February 11, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 18 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Alexei Baranov’s case of arson
Criminal case
Alexei Baranov’s case of arson
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Facility: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
433513, ул. Калугина д. 66, Ульяновская область, г. Димитровград, ФКУ «Тюрьма УФСИН Ульяновской области», Баранов Алексей Вячеславович, 1984 г.р.
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Full summary
He is a resident of St. Petersburg, a machine operator at a plant producing reinforced concrete products. In February 2023, he was taken into custody on charges of damaging property by setting fire to a Rosgvardiya warehouse and traffic police cars, as well as attempting to set fire to Interior Ministry cars. The Telegram channel “VChK-OGPU” reports that during the investigation Baranov claimed that he was guided by his anti-war stance during the arson attacks. No later than March 2023, Baranov’s charge was reclassified to committing a terrorist act. He was later reported to have also been charged with manufacturing explosives, participating in a terrorist community and treason. On 10 October 2024, he was sentenced to 18 years in a strict regime colony.
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