October 20, 2026, 1:43 PMRSSRU

Renat Kovalenko

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Renat Kovalenko, born 1993, Novosibirsk Oblast. Charges: Article 212 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement to mass riots); Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “The case of Renat Kovalenko”. Sentence (April 26, 2021): 2 years 2 months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.

In brief

Novosibirsk Oblast · Novosibirsk · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions

Sentence

2 years 2 months

suspended imprisonment

Verdict April 26, 2021

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, called for mass riots and extremist activity in posts on "VKontakte".

Latest event

October 12, 2023 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 2 years 2 months

  4. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  5. · Persecution begins

    The case of Renat Kovalenko

Criminal case

The case of Renat Kovalenko

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Palace case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Resident of Novosibirsk. On 27 April 2021 sentenced to two years and two months suspended sentence in the case of calling for extremism and mass disorder in connection with a planned rally in support of Alexei Navalny in January 2021.

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