Maksim Gavrilenko
Maksim Gavrilenko, born 1980, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Maksim Gavrilenko's case of calls for extremism”. Sentence (August 22, 2025): 2 years' imprisonment in colony-settlement, 2 years' prohibition to administer online communities. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Yalta · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in colony-settlement, 2 years' prohibition to administer online communities
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he "published messages of Russophobic nature, insulted Russian population and disseminated ideas aimed at justifying the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces." An examination found that his texts contained direct calls for violence on ethnic grounds.
Latest event
August 22, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 2 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Maksim Gavrilenko's case of calls for extremism
- Case number
- 1-526/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full 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.
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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