Igor Kazankov
- Criminal Code
- Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 282.4 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2023-07-07
- Region
- Tula Oblast
- City
- Kireyevsk
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 214 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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