Mikhail Golik
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
Upheld July 23, 2025
Charges
- Article 205 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Terrorist attack
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
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 12, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 12 years
· 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
Write a letter
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.
Details and sources
Full summary
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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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