Vladislav Gershon
- Criminal Code
- Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 205.4 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 276, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 15 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-09-03
- Region
- Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast
- City
- NULL
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области
- Address for letters
- 344022 г. Ростов-на-Дону, ул. Максима Горького, 219, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Ростовской области, Гершон Владислав Леонидович, 1998 г.р.
Case summary
He is a resident of Melitopol and correspondent for the Telegram channel named, “Melitopol is Ukraine”. Gershon was detained on 20 August 2023. For two months, his family had no information about his whereabouts. According to official information, he was taken into custody in October 2023 on charges of espionage, participation in a terrorist organisation and committing a terrorist act. The case was referred to the court in May 2025, and on 3 September 2025 Gershon was sentenced to 15 years in a strict-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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