Mikhail Gordanov
Mikhail Gordanov, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of desecration of military monuments in St. Petersburg”. Sentence (January 22, 2026): A year and a half of suspended sentence with a probation period of 2 years, a 1-year ban on engaging in activities… Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg
Sentence
1 year 6 months
A year and a half of suspended sentence with a probation period of 2 years, a 1-year ban on engaging in activities related to managing and administering websites and publication through information networks, including the Internet
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he provided the publication of an act of desecration of the symbol of military glory by two other defendants in a public Telegram channel for viewing by an unlimited number of people.
Latest event
January 22, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 1 year 6 months.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of desecration of military monuments in St. Petersburg
Criminal case
The case of desecration of military monuments in St. Petersburg
- Case number
- 2-69/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Matvey Telyakov — At large, 1 year 6 months
- Vitalii Tiupalenko — Not in Russia
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. A case of desecration of symbols of military glory was brought against him, five other people are on trial, three of them minors. In October 2025, the case went to trial. Gordanov was accused of distributing a video of two minors tearing down a copy of the Victory Banner. On 22 January 2026, he was sentenced to a year and a half suspended sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.