Maksim Danchenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 329, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Compulsory labour
- Date of verdict
- 2025-08-19
- Region
- Saratov Oblast
- City
- Balakovo
Case summary
A resident of Balakovo (Saratov region). A case was opened against him, presumably in June 2024, for desecration of the flag of the Russian Federation and dissemination of disrespectful information about the days of military glory in connection with the posts he published in August 2014 and May 2018. In one, according to the investigation, there was a text with a negative assessment of the flag, in the other - a text with a negative assessment of 9 May. On 19 August 2025, Danchenko was sentenced to two years and two months of community work.
Others charged under Article 329, Russian Criminal Code
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