Ivan Dremin (Face)
Ivan Dremin (Face), born 1997, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Face's case on failing to comply with the 'foreign agent' duties”. Sentence (March 3, 2026): A fine of 250,000 rubles and 2 years 6 months' ban on publishing materials online. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Bashkortostan · Ufa · Artists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
A fine of 250,000 rubles and 2 years 6 months' ban on publishing materials online
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Full wording of the charges
The details of the case remain unknown. Between 2022 and 2024, the Sovetsky and Kirovsky district courts in Ufa fined Dremin five times in administrative cases for violating 'foreign agent' legislation.
Latest event
March 3, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Face's case on failing to comply with the 'foreign agent' duties
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Face's case on failing to comply with the 'foreign agent' duties
- Case number
- 1-530/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
Ivan Dremin (known as Face) is a musician originally from Ufa. He left Russia in 2022 and has openly criticised the Russian authorities and the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In April 2022, the Ministry of Justice added him to the 'foreign agent' register, after which Ufa courts fined Dremin five times in administrative cases for non-compliance with 'foreign agent' legislation. In July 2025, the Ministry of Internal Affairs placed him on a wanted list in a criminal case for failing to comply with 'foreign agent' duties. On 3 March 2026, the court sentenced the singer in absentia to a fine of 250,000 roubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.