Igor Kazankov
Igor Kazankov, Tula Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism in public places or on transportation); Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Repeated propaganda or public display of Nazi or extremist symbols); “Igor Kazankov's case of repeated display of Nazi symbols and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (July 7, 2023): 3 years' imprisonment and 2 years' ban on administration of Internet sites. Status: at large.
In brief
Tula Oblast · Kireyevsk
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment and 2 years' ban on administration of Internet sites
Upheld October 23, 2023
Charges
- Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism in public places or on transportation
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
- Article 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Repeated propaganda or public display of Nazi or extremist symbols
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was an incident at a Magnit supermarket in the settlement of Oktyabrsky on 23 November 2022, when, in an inebriated state, he allegedly caused a disturbance in the store and stripped to the waist, displaying tattoos featuring Nazi symbols. In the parking lot next to the store, he shouted the phrase "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!". In March 2022, Kazankov was charged for a similar incident under administrative articles for discrediting the Russian army (Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code), with a fine of 50 thousand rubles, and for displaying Nazi symbols (Part 1 of Article 20.3 of the Administrative Code), with an arrest for 8 days. According to the rulings, he displayed his tattoos in the lobby of a Moscow metro station, accompanying it with a Nazi salute and “loud public slogans with thematic content.” After this incident, he was also arrested for 10 days under the article for petty hooliganism (Part 2 of Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code).
Latest event
November 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Persecution begins
Igor Kazankov's case of repeated display of Nazi symbols and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal case
Igor Kazankov's case of repeated display of Nazi symbols and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Tula region. The reason for initiating a case of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and displaying Nazi symbols was the same incident in the Magnit shop in the village of Oktyabrsky on 23 November 2022, when Kazankov in an inebriated state allegedly caused a scandal in the grocery shop and stripped to the waist, showing tattoos with Nazi symbols. In the car park next to the shop, he uttered the phrase "Glory to Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!". He was taken into custody. The criminal case also included two episodes of vandalism (part 1 of article 214 of the Criminal Code), the details are unknown. On 7 July 2023 Kazankov was sentenced to three years in a strict regime colony with a two-year ban on administration of sites on the Internet. On 13 November 2024, the cassation court reduced the sentence, details unknown. In November 2025, Kazankov was allegedly released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.