Alexandr Dolzhenkov
Alexandr Dolzhenkov, Krasnodar Krai. Charges: Article 207 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (with the intent to destabilize the…); “Alexandr Dolzhenkov's case concerning a false report of a terrorist act”, opened on May 21, 2021. Sentence (November 17, 2021): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony; previously convicted under Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Krasnodar Krai, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol, Temryuk · Students · Extremism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld August 4, 2022
Other verdicts
- May 20, 2021 — 1 year imprisonment with prohibition to administer websites for 1 year
Charges
- Article 207 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Knowingly false reporting of an impending terrorist act (with the intent to destabilize the activities of government authorities)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 15 May 2018, on the day of the opening of the Crimean bridge, called by phone to the police station in Temryuk and reported that the bridge was booby-trapped.
Latest event
October 20, 2026 — case status changed
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Persecution ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Criminal case opened
Alexandr Dolzhenkov's case concerning a false report of a terrorist act
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol
· Persecution begins
The case of Alexander Dolzhenkov on the creation of an extremist community
Criminal case
Alexandr Dolzhenkov's case concerning a false report of a terrorist act
- Case number
- 1-396/2021
The case of Alexander Dolzhenkov on the creation of an extremist community
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Odessa. On 19 September 2020, he was detained in Crimea. At the time of detention, he was charged with calls to violate the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation, but later reclassified the charge to creation of an extremist community. On 20 May 2021, he was sentenced to a year in prison. He was released on 21 May 2021, but immediately after his release he was detained again and accused of false reporting of a terrorist attack: according to the investigation, on 15 May 2018, the day of the opening of the Crimean bridge, he allegedly made a phone call to the police station in Temryuk (Krasnodar region) and reported that the bridge was mined. Dolzhenkov was taken into custody. In the pre-trial detention centre, he was beaten on the head with a metal crane for disobeying the administration, according to human rights activist Zarema Barieva. On 17 November 2021, he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. On 21 January 2026 Dolzhenkov was released. On the same day he was deported to Armenia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Ukraine
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.