Dmitrii Kalashnikov
Dmitrii Kalashnikov, Bryansk Oblast. 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…); “Omsk residents' case of rehabilitation of Nazism”. Sentence (September 2, 2025): 8 months' imprisonment in a penal colony and a ban on administering websites for 3 years. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Bryansk Oblast · Bryansk · Manual workers · Anti-war cases
Sentence
8 months
imprisonment in a penal colony and a ban on administering websites for 3 years
Upheld December 15, 2025
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, on 28th of January, 2025, a man posted a text message under his own name in a group chat in one of the Internet messengers, expressing a negative attitude to the special military operation, as well as the symbols and days of military glory of Russia, and the memorable dates of the Great Patriotic War. The prosecutor's office reported that his publication expressed a contemptuous negative attitude towards symbols of Russia's military glory (memorial structures of the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery), days of Russia's military glory related to the defence of the Fatherland, namely the celebration of Victory Day and the day of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad.
Latest event
December 15, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 months
· Persecution begins
Omsk residents' case of rehabilitation of Nazism
Criminal case
Omsk residents' case of rehabilitation of Nazism
- Case number
- 2-13/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A native of Omsk. In the Bryansk region, a criminal case was brought against him for the dissemination of information on the Internet expressing obvious disrespect for society, about the days of military glory of Russia related to the defence of the Fatherland, and desecration of symbols of military glory of Russia. In July 2025, it was referred to court.
The case was initiated because of a comment published on 28 January 2025 in one of the messenger apps. The IC reported that the comment expressed a negative attitude toward the war in Ukraine, as well as symbols and days of military glory of Russia, and memorial dates of the Great Patriotic War. The regional prosecutor's office specified that the man made a contemptuous remark about the memorials of the Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery and the celebration of Victory Day and the day of lifting the siege of Leningrad.
On 2 September 2025, the court sentenced Kalashnikov to eight months in a penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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