Elena Bulgakova
Elena Bulgakova, born 1961, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of justification of terrorism due to a comment about the death of Ildar Dadin”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 29, 2026.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Pensioners · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting or financing terrorist activities
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the publication "Vot Tak", under a post in Telegram about the death of activist Ildar Dadin in Ukraine, who had joined the "Freedom of Russia" Legion, the retiree left a comment: "Eternal light memory to Hero Ildar". The ruling on the initiation of a criminal case, which was studied by the publication, says that the expert division of the Federal Security Service for Primorskii Krai saw in this comment "linguistic and psychological signs of justification of terrorism" — because Dadin was a fighter of the "Freedom of Russia" Legion, recognised as a terrorist organisation in the Russian Federation. The reason for the initiation of a terrorism financing case was the paid reactions Bulgakova left in the "Freedom of Russia" Legion's Telegram channel.
Latest event
April 29, 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, April 29, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Persecution begins
The case of justification of terrorism due to a comment about the death of Ildar Dadin
Criminal case
The case of justification of terrorism due to a comment about the death of Ildar Dadin
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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
690106, Приморский край, г. Владивосток, Партизанский проспект, 28 «б», ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Приморскому краю, Булгакова Елена Геннадьевна, 1961 г.р.
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Full summary
A retiree and a resident of Vladivostok. In May 2025, Bulgakova became a defendant in a case of justification of terrorism on the Internet because of a comment left in Telegram under a post about the death of activist Ildar Dadin in Ukraine, who had joined the "Freedom of Russia" Legion. The retiree wrote: "Eternal bright memory to Hero Ildar".
Earlier, the "Freedom of Russia" Legion was recognised as a terrorist organisation in Russia.
Bulgakova was taken into custody not earlier than 28 May 2025 and not later than 4 September 2025.
In November 2025, it became known that Bulgakova was also accused of financing terrorism due to paid reactions in Telegram to the publications of the "Freedom of Russia" Legion public channel.
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