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Alexei Korolev

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Alexei Korolev, born 1975, Tula Oblast. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Alexei Korolev's case of discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation”. Sentence (November 13, 2025): 2 years 2 months' imprisonment in a strict regime prison colony with a ban on disseminating information about the Armed… Status: imprisoned.

In brief

Tula Oblast · Aleksin · Anti-war cases

Sentence

2 years 2 months

imprisonment in a strict regime prison colony with a ban on disseminating information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for 2 years

Verdict November 13, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the court, on the afternoon of 16.05.2025, in the public garden on Armaturnaya Street in Aleksin, being in a state of alcoholic intoxication, the man expressed a negative assessment of the state power in the Russian Federation and its bodies in connection with the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, expressed support for an unfriendly country and the destruction of the Russian nation. On the same day, being in the building of the State Institution of Health Care "ARB №1 named after Professor V.F. Snegirev", he repeated the above-mentioned public actions. In April 2025 Korolev was fined 40,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Art. 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) because he, "being in the premises of the KAZ of the MOMVD of Russia "Aleksinsky", located at the address: Tula region, Aleksin, Pahomova str. 11, carried out public actions, namely expressed the false information regarding the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, called for the violence against Russian citizens and the destruction of the Russian nation, expressed support for an unfriendly country, aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to protect the interests of the Russian Federation and its citizens, to maintain international peace and security, and by his actions undermined confidence in the implementation of the resolution of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, approved by the resolution of 22.02.2010 of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

Latest event

November 13, 2025 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict: 2 years 2 months.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 2 months

  2. · Persecution begins

    Alexei Korolev's case of discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation

Criminal case

Alexei Korolev's case of discrediting the armed forces of the Russian Federation

Case number
1-208/2025

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Thematic group: Anti-war case

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According to OVD-Info

A resident of Aleksin (Tula region), who was previously convicted. On 28 April, 2025, he was fined 40,000 rubles under the administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the CAO) because, while being in a cell at the police station on another administrative case, as the court ruling says, he "called for violence against Russian citizens and destruction of the Russian nation, as well as expressed support of an unfriendly country".

After that, a criminal case was opened against him for discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation because of the certain statements criticising the authorities for the war in Ukraine, which he made twice on 15 May, 2025 - first in a public garden and then in a district hospital.

In October 2025, the case went to court. On November 13, Korolev was sentenced to two years and two months in a strict regime prison colony.

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