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Albert Gusmanov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Albert Gusmanov, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Albert Gusmanov's case on discrediting the Russian army”. Sentence (December 5, 2025): Sentense unknown. Status: at large.

In brief

Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug · Surgut · Anti-war cases

Sentence

2 years

Sentense unknown

Verdict December 5, 2025

Upheld March 25, 2026

Charges

Full wording of the charges

In June 2022, Gusmanov was fined 30 thousand rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code on Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation) for a publication in "VKontakte" social network, which contained the following text: "ZA debiloV!!!" [rus. "For morons!", capitalised are letters Z, A, and V, which are used in Russian military propaganda], "Russia did not attack Ukraine, but started the war to end it", "But in fact - it's just a special operation, and the war is just sanctions", "«Sanctions are useful and good for us», but still we need to tighten our belts", "There are no conscripts in Ukraine, but for some reason, they are dying there. The Ministry of Defence has been solving this very difficult problem for a month now, how not to track down themselves as a result of the investigation", "Russian soldiers courageously defend their homeland from the threat of Ukrainian schools, hospitals, kindergartens, theatres, and maternity hospitals", "Civilian infrastructure is bombed because Azov headquarters are there, but anyway, it is not bombed, because it is civilian infrastructure", "Besides, Russian soldiers, without sparing themselves, save Ukrainians from their property, from carpets to earrings", "The Russian army is liberating Ukraine, that's why more than 10 million Ukrainians have already left their homes", "The operation is going on firmly and clearly according to the plan with the code name "Samurai only has a path" per the pre-approved, ironclad schedule", "The goals of the operation are clear and unchanging. They are all fixed on a special drum, which [Sergey] Shoigu spins every night and looks at what the arrow points to. Last time, the biolabs with militant, ethnically orientated birds fell out. Everyone was upset because the next sector of the drum was perkier", "Secret institutes for the development and implantation of chips with the Russophobic gene in children under 7 years old, sponsored by the Pentagon with the support of Biden's son and Zionists from Nibiru" "All Ukrainian air defense, all communication points, all airplanes, and helicopters were destroyed on the first day of the war. For the next 38 days, the search for the Ukrainian respawn point is going on", "Wishing death to Ukrainians on TV is patriotism, but wishing death to Russian occupants on Facebook is extremism", "Fascism will not pass - a slogan that discredits the Russian army, which is fighting fascism", "We are against the war that does not exist, not saying "No to war" and "We are for peace" is a crime", "The family of each person killed in the [Special military] operation should receive compensation of 7 million roubles, but sorry, your son just died on exercises, here are the documents, we can offer you a sugar voucher as a consolation prize...." "P.S. While in Russia, they are counting the losses of Russian troops, and in Ukraine - of Ukrainian troops, somewhere there are those who summarise them."

Latest event

March 25, 2026 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years

Criminal case

Albert Gusmanov's case on discrediting the Russian army

Case number
1-421/2024

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 Surgut. A case was brought against him for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. In August 2024, the case went to court. On 5th of December 2025, Gusmanov was sentenced, details are unknown.

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