Nikita Kreshchuk
Nikita Kreshchuk, born 1998, Moscow. Charges: Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote”. Sentence (April 5, 2024): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 2 years' prohibition to publish public appeals and other… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 31, 2024.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, 2 years' prohibition to publish public appeals and other materials on the Internet
Upheld February 2, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in inciting people to mass riots via Telegram channels
Latest event
February 11, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 31, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
Criminal case
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
- Case number
- 01-0010/2024 (01-0093/2023) (01-0995/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Vyacheslav Abramov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Igor Kuznetsov — At large, 6 years
- Alexei Kurlov — At large, 6 years
- Dmitrii Lamanov — At large, 6 years
- Maria Platonova — Location unknown, 5 years 2 months
- Ildar Sadriev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Dmitry Chebanov — Imprisoned, 7 years 6 months
- Zhanna Chernova — At large, 5 years 2 months
- Alexey Yanochkin — At large, 6 years
Thematic group: The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"
Details and sources
Full summary
Detained in Moscow in September 2021 and charged with being involved in organising mass riots in connection with correspondence in the Chto-Delat! Telegram channel, which included discussions of potential protests during the Duma elections. Later it became known that Kreshchuk was also charged with incitement to hatred. On 5 April 2024 he was sentenced to six years in a general regime colony. In February 2026 Nikita was allegedly released from prison.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.