Andrei Filimonenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 1 year 3 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-19
- Region
- Tula Oblast
Case summary
A resident of the Tula region, a citizen of Ukraine. He was prosecuted for desecration of the symbol of military glory because of a post on VKontakte with an image of the St George's Ribbon in the form of a swastika with the Russian flag in the background. In October 2025, the court began to consider his case. On 19 November, the court sentenced him to a year and three months in a penal colony.
In April 2025, Filimonenko was arrested for 11 days under an administrative case of incitement to hatred because of a post in which he called Russian security forces fascists.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
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