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Mikhail Golik

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Mikhail Golik, born 2004, Novgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Terrorist attack); “Mikhail Golik's case of arson of a relay cabinet”. Sentence (April 29, 2025): 12 years' imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison and the remainder in a strict-regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since July 23, 2025; place of detention: Prison No. 2, Lipetsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, December 12, 2025.

In brief

Novgorod Oblast · Veliky Novgorod · Students · Terrorism cases

Sentence

12 years

imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison and the remainder in a strict-regime penal colony

Verdict April 29, 2025

Upheld July 23, 2025

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, "disagreeing with the domestic and foreign policies pursued by the authorities of the Russian Federation, in order to destabilise the activities of the authorities, he decided to commit a terrorist act, intimidating the population and creating a danger of loss of life, significant property damage and other serious consequences, namely the arson of the relay cabinet of the entrance signal for the odd-numbered track direction. During the night of 16-17 April 2024, having taken with him tools prepared in advance for committing the crime, including a canister of motor oil, lighter fluid and a crowbar, he reached the relay cabinet for the odd-numbered track direction and set it on fire, as a result of which it caught fire, was put out of service and subsequently destroyed, i.e. he committed arson, intimidating the population, creating a danger of human death, significant property damage and other serious consequences".

Latest event

December 12, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 12 years

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

Mikhail Golik's case of arson of a relay cabinet

Case number
2-31/2025

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

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Facility: Prison No. 2, Lipetsk Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

399783, ул. Пролетарская д. 1Б, Липецкая область, г. Елец, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Липецкой области», Голик Михаил Борисович, 2004 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Veliky Novgorod. He was prosecuted for committing a terrorist act by setting fire to a relay cabinet in April 2024. On 29 April 2025, Golik was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime penal colony.

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