Andrei Epifanov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Region
- Kaluga Oblast
- City
- Kaluga
- Address for letters
- 248002, г. Калуга, ул. Николо-Козинская, д. 110А, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Калужской области, Епифанов Андрей Владимирович, 2003 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Kaluga. On 30 August 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of public justification of terrorism. The reason was a comment he posted under a YouTube video expressing support for the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Legion.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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