Sergey Kovalchenko
Sergey Kovalchenko, born 1976, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being…); “Sergey Kovalchenko's case of evasion from fulfilment of his duties as a "foreign agent"”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Journalists · Cases against "foreign agents"
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Violation of the procedure for activities of a foreign agent, committed by a person after being persecuted for an administrative offence
Full wording of the charges
The reason for the case was a post dated 13 March 2024 in the Entertaining conspiracy Telegram channel, devoted to a drone attack on an oil refinery in Kirishi (Leningrad Region). Before that, Kovalchenko was fined three times under the administrative article on violation of the legislation on "foreign agents".
Latest event
March 4, 2025 — persecution begins
Sergey Kovalchenko's case of evasion from fulfilment of his duties as a "foreign agent"
Timeline
· Persecution begins
Sergey Kovalchenko's case of evasion from fulfilment of his duties as a "foreign agent"
· Added to the register of “foreign agents”
Criminal case
Sergey Kovalchenko's case of evasion from fulfilment of his duties as a "foreign agent"
Details and sources
Full summary
A journalist, editor of the TV channel Vot Tak (Here We Go), runs a Telegram channel Entertaining conspiracy. In October 2023, he was included in the register of "foreign agents". In April 2025, it became known that a case was brought against Kovalchenko for failure to fulfil the duties of a "foreign agent".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.