October 20, 2026, 1:00 PMRSSRU

Vladislav Galkin

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Vladislav Galkin, born 1955, Novosibirsk Oblast. Charges: Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “The case of Valery Zvegintsev”. Sentenced on May 5, 2026. Status: imprisoned.

In brief

Novosibirsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast · Novosibirsk, Tomsk · Scientists

Sentence

12 years 6 months

Imprisonment (strict regime), Restriction of liberty

Verdict May 5, 2026

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Latest event

May 5, 2026 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 12 years 6 months.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 12 years 6 months

  2. · Preventive measure: house arrest

  3. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

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

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of Valery Zvegintsev

Criminal case

The case of Valery Zvegintsev

Case number
2-3/2026 (2-13/2025; 2-53/2024;)

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Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Associate Professor at Tomsk Polytechnic University, developer of hypersonic technologies. He was a co-author in works on hypersonic technology by Valery Zvegintsev, Anatoly Maslov, and Alexandr Shiplyuk of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, who were taken into custody on charges of high treason. In December 2023, Galkin himself was detained on the same charge. He was taken into custody.

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