Danila Kharchenko
Danila Kharchenko, born 1996, Stavropol Krai. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of Danila Kharchenko on spreading knowingly false information about the Russian army”. Sentence (January 23, 2025): 7 years' imprisonment in absentia with serving the sentence in a penal colony of general regime, with deprivation of the… Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Stavropol Krai · Mineralnye Vody · Bloggers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
7 years
imprisonment in absentia with serving the sentence in a penal colony of general regime, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to the administration of sites of electronic or information and telecommunications networks, including the Internet, for a period of 3 years.
Upheld March 26, 2025
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 Kharchenko, the case could have been initiated because of his Telegram channel "Revelations of Mineralnye Vody", in which he, among other things, collects information about Russian soldiers from Stavropol Krai who died in Ukraine and writes about politics in the region.
Latest event
March 26, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Persecution begins
The case of Danila Kharchenko on spreading knowingly false information about the Russian army
Criminal case
The case of Danila Kharchenko on spreading knowingly false information about the Russian army
- Case number
- 1-475/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Mineralnye Vody. In September 2023, VKontakte blocked in Russia the community "Mineralnye Vody Revelations", which is administered by Kharchenko. The reason for the blocking was called the publication of "fake information about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine". In August 2024, it became known that Kharchenko was put on the wanted list in the case of spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. The reason was the posts in the community about the crimes of the Russian military in Bucha. On 23 January 2025, Kharchenko was sentenced to seven years in absentia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- arrest in absentia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code
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