Vasilii Drosov
Vasilii Drosov, born 1975, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of a Kerch resident on justification of terrorism”. Sentenced on January 15, 2026. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Kerch · Terrorism cases
Sentence
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)
Full wording of the charges
According to the law enforcement officers' version, a man using the pseudonym Ai Yai posted a comment on his Telegram messenger page containing public justification of a drone attack on the Russian president's residence in the Kremlin. Linguistic expertise confirmed the presence of signs of justification of terrorism in the post.
Latest event
January 15, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
The case of a Kerch resident on justification of terrorism
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Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Kerch. In July 2025 it became known about his detention in the case of justification of terrorism because of a comment in Telegram about the drone attack on the Kremlin, which occurred in May 2023. He was taken into custody.
On 17 September, the prosecutor's office announced that the case had been transferred to court. On 15 January 2026, Drosov was sentenced, details are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
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