Andrei Evseev
Andrei Evseev, born 2001, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Andrei Evseev’s case of confidential cooperation with foreign nationals”. Sentence (February 9, 2025): 7 years’ imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 1, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 18, 2025.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Former military personnel
Sentence
7 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld May 27, 2025
Charges
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the initiation of the case was certain correspondence. Evseev himself said that he had corresponded with someone about arson, but later stopped it.
Latest event
August 18, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 18, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Persecution begins
Andrei Evseev’s case of confidential cooperation with foreign nationals
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №5 (SIZO-5) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Sverdlovsk Oblast
Criminal case
Andrei Evseev’s case of confidential cooperation with foreign nationals
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 16, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
606246, Нижегородская область, Лысковский район, с. Просек, улица заводская д.50, ФКУ «ИК № 16 ГУФСИН России по Нижегородской области», Евсеев Андрей Александрович, 2001 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Yekaterinburg. A case of confidential co-operation with foreign nationals was initiated against him. Evseev himself said that he had been corresponding with someone about arson, and then stopped it. On 10 February 2025, Evseev was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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