Semyon Dementiev
Semyon Dementiev, born 1987, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Semen Dementyev's case of “fake news” about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and calls for activities aimed against the security of the Russian Federation”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · IT specialists · Anti-war cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Preventive measure: arrest in absentia
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
Presumably, the reason for initiating a case of dissemination of deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces was reposts of films by media-foreign agents, and the reason for initiating a case of calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation was calls to transfer money for the needs of the AFU.
Latest event
January 23, 2026 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Semen Dementyev's case of “fake news” about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and calls for activities aimed against the security of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Semen Dementyev's case of “fake news” about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and calls for activities aimed against the security of the Russian Federation
- Case number
- 01-0389/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
He was born in Ivanovo, lived in the Moscow region, and left Russia in 2022. In January 2026, he was placed on Rosfinmonitoring's list of terrorists and extremists. No later than March 2026, he was taken into custody on charges of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces (as suggested by the TV channel "Beware of the News", due to reposts of films by media-foreign agents) and calls for activities against the security of the Russian Federation (presumably due to calls to donate to the AFU).
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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