Alexei Gryzunov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-09-25
- Region
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Матросская тишина")
- Address for letters
- 107076, г.Москва, ул. Матросская Тишина, дом 18, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Матросская тишина"), Грызунов Алексей Викторович, 1986 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 27 April 2026
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Case summary
Resident of Kstovo (Nizhny Novgorod Region). A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against him because of his comment about a Ukrainian drone strike on the oil refinery in his town. On 25 September 2025, Gryzunov was sentenced to two years in a general regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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