Viktor Bondarenko
Viktor Bondarenko, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); Article 319, Russian Criminal Code (Public insult of a government official). Sentenced on April 29, 2026. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · NULL · Shop assistants · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
- Article 319, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of a government official
Full wording of the charges
In June 2022, Bondarenko was fined under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code) for comments in the "School Life" the VKontakte public forum, where he equated the "Z" symbol "to 'Zombies', to the swastika".
Latest event
April 29, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court issued a ruling.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The сase of Viktor Bondarenko regarding the discrediting of the Russian Armed Forces and insulting a government official.
- Case number
- 1-41/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the village of Mezhdurechenskoye (Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous District). A case was brought against him for insulting a representative of the authorities and discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In January 2026, the case went to court.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.