Andrei Khabarov
Andrei Khabarov, born 1981, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “Andrei Khabarov's case on "fake news" about the RF Armed Forces and incitement to hatred”. Sentence (May 26, 2025): Sentenced in absentia to 9 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Artists · Extremism cases
Sentence
9 years
Sentenced in absentia to 9 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony.
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)
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for initiating the case was an Instagram post about the shelling of Kramatorsk on April 8, 2022.
Latest event
May 26, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 9 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Andrei Khabarov's case on "fake news" about the RF Armed Forces and incitement to hatred
Criminal case
Andrei Khabarov's case on "fake news" about the RF Armed Forces and incitement to hatred
- Case number
- 01-0187/2025
Details and sources
Full summary
The actor, believed to be Ukrainian, was charged in June 2024 with spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. He was later also accused of inciting hatred. In October 2024, he was placed on a wanted list. On 26 May 2025, the Khoroshevsky District Court in Moscow sentenced him in absentia to nine years in prison.
All fields of the record
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.