Ivan Kolosov
Ivan Kolosov, born 1988, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “Ivan Kolosov’s case of confidential cooperation with foreigners and public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (April 16, 2026): 3 years' imprisonment, with a previous sentence bringing the total to 12 years' imprisonment, of which the first 4 in…; previously convicted under Article 208 part 3 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since December 19, 2024; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Moscow. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 24, 2025.
In brief
Moscow, Moscow Oblast · Krasnogorsk, Moscow · Medical workers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment, with a previous sentence bringing the total to 12 years' imprisonment, of which the first 4 in prison and the remainder in a strict regime penal colony, a fine of 300,000 rubles
No information about an appeal ruling.
Other verdicts
- October 2, 2025 — 8 years 10 months' imprisonment, the first 4 years of which in prison and the rest in a strict regime colony
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
- Article 208 part 3 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation to participate in an armed conflict in ways that contradict the interests of the Russian Federation
Full wording of the charges
The case was brought because of conversations "in messenger with other people about 'joining the Legion'."
Latest event
April 16, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 3 years.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, January 24, 2025
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Persecution begins
Ivan Kolosov's case on preparing to participate in military actions contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation
Criminal case
Ivan Kolosov’s case of confidential cooperation with foreigners and public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-190/2026
Ivan Kolosov's case on preparing to participate in military actions contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Moscow
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
107076, г.Москва, ул. Матросская Тишина, дом 18, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Матросская тишина"), Колосов Иван Алексеевич, 1988 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of the Moscow Region, paramedic. Graduate of the Moscow Cossack Cadet Corps.
In December 2022, was fined 30,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the CAO) because of a comment on social media with the words "The ship didn't sink, the ship went to fuck because it was a Russian warship".
In January 2022, he was fined 30 thousand rubles in a case of violence against a representative of the authorities (part 1 of article 318 of the Criminal Code), details are unknown.
On 30 March 2023 Kolosov was detained in a case of attempted participation in an illegal armed formation, later the charge was reclassified to preparation for participation in military actions on the territory of a foreign state for purposes contrary to the interests of the Russian Federation. He was accused of preparing to join the Freedom of Russia legion. Kolosov's acquaintance claims that he supported the legion, but did not intend to fight.
On 1 October 2024, Kolosov was sentenced to nine years in a strict regime colony. On 19 December 2024, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months.
In April 2025, it became known about a new criminal case against Kolosov - on the website of the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow appeared the card of the session on the extension of his arrest in the case of confidential cooperation with a representative of a foreign state. In October 2025, Kolosov said in a letter that another charge had been added to the case - about public justification of terrorism. It later became known that the reason for the case was some conversations "in messenger with other people about 'joining the Legion'." Presumably, the correspondence involved provocateurs from the FSB. On 17 April 2026, taking into account the previous term, he was sentenced to 12 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.