Andrei Kitkov
Andrei Kitkov, born 1979, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Andrei Kitkov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (January 27, 2025): 5 years 6 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 12, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 53, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, August 15, 2025.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Entrepreneurs · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years 6 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld September 12, 2025
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
According to the version of the investigation, justified the strike on the Crimean bridge.
Latest event
September 12, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, August 15, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years 6 months
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Andrei Kitkov's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-64/2025 (2-204/2024;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 53, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
624391, Свердловская область, Верхотурский район, п. Привокзальный, ул. Свободы, д. 22, ИК-53, ФКУ «ИК № 53 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области», Китков Андрей Александрович, 1979 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Kamensk-Uralskii (Sverdlovsk region). A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against him because of his approval of the strike on the Crimean bridge. On 27 January 2025, Kitkov was sentenced to five and a half years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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