Marat Gilmanov
Marat Gilmanov, born 1997, Tatarstan. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Marat Gilmanov's case of public justification of terrorism, calls to extremism and spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentenced on April 17, 2026. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Sentence
6 years
Ban on activity, Imprisonment (general regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
Presumably, the reason for the initiation of a case of public justification of terrorism were statements about drone strikes and the terrorist attack in Crocus City Hall.
Latest event
April 17, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 6 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Marat Gilmanov's case of public justification of terrorism, calls to extremism and spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Marat Gilmanov's case of public justification of terrorism, calls to extremism and spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 2-473/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Full summary
A resident of Yelabuga (Tatarstan). According to the publication "Arguments and Facts - Kazan", an employee of one of the industrial enterprises where drones are assembled. In December 2023, he was detained after returning from Moscow. Supposedly, Gilmanov was placed in custody. He was prosecuted for publicly justifying terrorism because of his statements about missile strikes (apparently referring to AFU strikes on Russian territory; possibly specifically against businesses in Yelabuga) and the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall. Later, he was also accused of calling for extremism and spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. In December 2025, the case went to court.
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