Alexander Karasev
Alexander Karasev, born 1989, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Alexander Karasev's case on calls to terrorism”. Sentence (September 18, 2025): a fine of 500 thousand roubles (≈$6000 as of 09/18/2025). Status: at large.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
a fine of 500 thousand roubles (≈$6000 as of 09/18/2025)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was comments with the words "Why aren't you shelling the fuck out of Rublevskoye Highway? <...> Throw a bomb on Rublevka. They will immediately shit themselves and fuck away from the country" in the chat room of the project "I Want to Live", which accepts appeals for surrender to Ukrainian captivity
Latest event
April 30, 2026 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
Criminal case
Alexander Karasev's case on calls to terrorism
- Case number
- 2-67/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of St. Petersburg, operator of the Vtorplastmaterial enterprise. He was prosecuted for incitement to terrorism for comments made in the chat room of the project "I Want to Live", which accepts appeals for surrender to Ukrainian captivity. At the trial, Karasev said that he was drunk when he left the comments and read the chat room because he had an acquaintance missing in the war and also had a son fighting in the war. On 18 September 2025, he was sentenced to a 500,000 fine (≈$6000 as of 09/18/2025)
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.