Maksim Gavrilenko
- Criminal Code
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (open prison colony)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-08-22
- Region
- Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea
- City
- Yalta
Case summary
Resident of Yalta. A case was opened against him for calls to extremism: according to the investigation, he called for violence against Russians. Extremism.net, a TV channel linked to law enforcers, wrote that Gavrilenko expressed support for the Ukrainian Armed Forces and "insulted the Russian population".
On 22 August 2025, the man was sentenced to two years in a colony-settlement.
Others charged under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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