Sergei Kolin
Sergei Kolin, born 1995, Tver Oblast. Charges: Article 208 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for participation in an illegal armed group); “Sergei Kolin's case on his intention to join an illegal armed group”. Sentence (March 16, 2023): compulsory treatment. Status: at large.
In brief
Tver Oblast · Zubtsov · Bloggers
Sentence
compulsory treatment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 208 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for participation in an illegal armed group
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he planned to join the "Freedom of Russia" Legion.
Latest event
May 1, 2026 — persecution ends
Timeline
· Persecution ends
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Sergei Kolin's case on his intention to join an illegal armed group
Criminal case
Sergei Kolin's case on his intention to join an illegal armed group
Details and sources
Full summary
A video blogger and former trash streamer, he hosted the YouTube channel "Kupala TV." He was charged with preparing or attempting to participate in an illegal armed group: according to investigators, he planned to join the "Freedom of Russia" legion. Andrei Trofimov, who is being prosecuted under the same article, said that after the war began, Kolin, whom he met in pretrial detention, reported "real news" in his videos and expressed support for Ukraine, where he lived for some time. Kolin was detained in April in the village of Pogoreloye Gorodishche. According to Trofimov, the case is completely fabricated, and the case file includes correspondence with the provocateur on Telegram and false witnesses. Furthermore, Trofimov's account suggests that after his detention, Kolin was transported in the trunk of a car. On March 16, 2023, the court declared Kolin insane and sentenced him to compulsory treatment in a psychiatric hospital.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 208 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.