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Vladimir Burmay

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Vladimir Burmay, born 1984, Stavropol Krai. Charges: 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)); “The case of Vladimir Burmay”. Status: not in Russia. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, October 8, 2024.

In brief

Stavropol Krai · NULL · Former security officers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he was involved in the preparation for the arson attack on the military recruitment centre and the attack on the administration and department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Essentuki.

Latest event

October 8, 2024 — recognised as persecuted on political grounds

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as persecuted on political grounds

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

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

  3. · Persecution begins

    The case of Vladimir Burmay

Criminal case

The case of Vladimir Burmay

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case; The case of Yessentuki residents of preparing a terrorist act

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Essentuki. Former police and Rosgvardia officer. Communicated in an eight-person chat room dedicated to cars and motorbikes, where he also discussed the war and criticised the Russian authorities. He wrote about the war on Instagram. On October 8th 2022, he was searched as part of a case of preparation for a terrorist attack. Burmay managed to leave Russia. He was put on a wanted list. He said that a case of drug possession was also opened against him, details are unknown.

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