Alexei Dmitriev
Alexei Dmitriev, born 1982, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in a terrorist community); Article 226 part 4 item a applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for the theft or extortion of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices…); “The case of a Marxist club in Ufa”. Sentence (December 16, 2025): 20 years' imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 175 000 rubles (≈US$2215 as of December 2025). Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Medical workers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
20 years
imprisonment in a strict regime colony, a fine of 175 000 rubles (≈US$2215 as of December 2025)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in a terrorist community
- Article 226 part 4 item a applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for the theft or extortion of weapons, ammunition, explosives, and explosive devices committed by an organized group of people
- Article 278 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparing for violent seizure of power or alteration of the constitutional order
Full wording of the charges
According to investigators, the Ufa Marxist club attended by Dmitriev was planning a violent seizure of power. Dmitriev was also accused of making public calls for terrorist activity, based on his statement about the need to overthrow capitalism. The investigation considers Pavel Matisov, another member of the group, to be its organiser. The investigation claims that preparations for an armed seizure of power were evidenced by three texts and two videos published on the VKontakte social network between 2019 and 2021. In one video, the group’s program is read out; in another, a member states that Russia is “occupied by capitalists” and calls for the overthrow of capitalism. Sergei Sapozhnikov, one of the participant of the meetings and a person who later has filed a report to the FSB against the other members, stated that they discussed in his presence how to obtain weapons “through the use of violence”.
Latest event
December 16, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 20 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 20 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №5 (SIZO-5) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Sverdlovsk Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of a Marxist club in Ufa
Criminal case
The case of a Marxist club in Ufa
- Case number
- 2-8/2025 (2-30/2024; 2-150/2023;)
Other defendants in the case
- Rinat Burkeev — Imprisoned, 16 years
- Iurii Efimov — Imprisoned, 18 years
- Pavel Matisov — Imprisoned, 22 years
- Dmitrii Chuvilin — Imprisoned
Thematic group: The case of Marxist club in Ufa
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Full summary
A resident of the city of Ufa, he is an otolaryngologist by profession.
On 24 March 2022, his home was checked and he was taken into custody. Dmitriev was charged with participation in the activities of a terrorist group, preparation for the violent seizure of power, public justification of terrorism, and attempted extortion or theft of weapons.
Defendants of the case have reported the use of violence against them during their transportation to the court and that investigators put pressure on them while they were held in pre-trial detention. This pressure was intended to force them to accelerate their familiarisation with the case materials.
According to Mediazona, Sergei Sapozhnikov, who also took part in the activities of the group and later became a witness in the case, gave testimony against the other participants. He stated that the group had been preparing to seize power.
On 16 December 2025, Dmitriev was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment in a strict-regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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