Pyotr Evgrafov
Pyotr Evgrafov, born 1987, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); “Petr Evgrafov's case of financing terrorist activity”. Sentence (April 4, 2024): 8 years 6 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, taking into account the previous sentence - 10…; previously convicted under Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 22, 2023; place of detention: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 8, 2026.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Simferopol · Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years 6 months
Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty, Compulsory medical treatment
First instance, February 17, 2023:
Other verdicts
- April 4, 2024 — 8 years 6 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony, taking into account the previous sentence - 10 years' deprivation of liberty, of which the first 3 in prison, the rest in a strict regime colony, compulsory observation and treatment by a psychiatrist on an outpatient basis at the place of serving the main sentence of deprivation of liberty, 1 year of restriction of liberty
Charges
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting or financing terrorist activities
Full wording of the charges
Supposedly accused of intending to join the Freedom of Russia legion.
Latest event
April 8, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 8, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 years
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Criminal case
Petr Evgrafov's case of financing terrorist activity
- Case number
- 1-85/2024 (1-289/2023;)
- Case number
- 1-10/2023
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Facility: Prison, Ulyanovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
433513, ул. Калугина д. 66, Ульяновская область, г. Димитровград, ФКУ «Тюрьма УФСИН Ульяновской области», Евграфов Петр Николаевич, 1987 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of St. Petersburg. In July 2022, the FSB reported that he had been detained in Crimea and that he was suspected of attempting to "join an illegal armed formation on the territory of Ukraine". A case of attempted participation in an illegal armed formation was opened against him. It was also reported that he was accused of preparing to participate in an illegal armed formation, presumably the "Freedom of Russia" legion. However, a case of preparation for high treason was brought to court. On 17 February 2023, Yevgrafov was sentenced, details unknown. On 22 May 2023, the court of appeal changed the sentence, assigning Yevgrafov five and a half years in a strict regime colony. Another case was brought against Yevgrafov - on the financing of terrorist activities due to the transfer of money to a participant of the Crimean Tatar volunteer battalion named after Noman Chelebidzhikhan. On 4 April 2024, he was sentenced, taking into account the previous sentence, to ten years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.