October 20, 2026, 12:42 PMRSSRU

Andrei Epifanov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Andrei Epifanov, born 2003, Kaluga Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Andrei Epifanov's case on the public justification of terrorism”. Status: imprisoned.

In brief

Kaluga Oblast · Kaluga · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since August 30, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

The reason was a comment under a YouTube video with words of support for the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Siberian Legion.

Latest event

September 5, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  2. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Kaluga Oblast

  3. · Persecution begins

    Andrei Epifanov's case on the public justification of terrorism

Criminal case

Andrei Epifanov's case on the public justification of terrorism

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

248002, г. Калуга, ул. Николо-Козинская, д. 110А, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Калужской области, Епифанов Андрей Владимирович, 2003 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

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.

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