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Dmitrii Golovin

Not in RussiaChecked October 18, 2026

Dmitrii Golovin, born 1983, Kirov Oblast. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Dmitrii Golovin's case about "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (September 4, 2025): The sentence is unknown. Status: not in Russia.

In brief

Kirov Oblast · Kirov · Anti-war cases

Sentence

5 years

The sentence is unknown

Verdict September 4, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

  • 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

According to the investigation, on 29.06.2023, at 19:52 (Moscow time), at 19:52 (Moscow time), on the social network "(Data depersonalised)" on his personal page with the name "D.A.On 29.06.2023, at 19:52 (Moscow time), on his personal page with the name "D.A.", with the email address (Data depersonalised) or (Data depersonalised), he posted a post with two images of girls, damaged objects, the following text: "(Data depersonalised)", with the comment "(Data depersonalised) containing knowingly false information in the form of allegations about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to destroy civilian infrastructure and kill civilians in the city of Kramatorsk of the DNR. On 24.07.2023 at 04:45 (Moscow time) in the social network "(Data depersonalised)" on his personal page with the name "D.G.", having the e-mail address (Data depersonalised) or (Data depersonalised), posted a post with 5 images of the destroyed Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of Odessa, with the following text: "D.G.". With the following text: "(Data depersonalised)..." and his commentary "(Data depersonalised)", containing knowingly false information in the form of allegations of the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to destroy civilian infrastructure, architectural monuments, including the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, and the destruction of civilians in Odessa, Ukraine. On 10.07.2024 at 19 hours 33 minutes (Moscow time) in the social network "(Data depersonalised)" on his personal page with the name "D.A.D.A.", with the email address (Data depersonalised) or (Data depersonalised), posted a post with two images of a damaged building and the following text: "(Data depersonalised)", containing knowingly false information in the form of allegations about the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to destroy civilian infrastructure, including the children's hospital "Okhmatdet" in Kiev, and the destruction of the civilian population of Ukraine.

Latest event

September 4, 2025 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 5 years.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 5 years

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

  3. · Persecution begins

    Dmitrii Golovin's case about "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces

Criminal case

Dmitrii Golovin's case about "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces

Case number
1-205/2025

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

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Kirov, left Russia. A case was brought against him for spreading knowingly false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Presumably, it was his case that was reported in September 2024. In July 2025, the case went to court. On 4 September 2025, Golovin was sentenced in absentia to five years' imprisonment.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Preventive measures
arrest in absentia

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