Andrey Kripushin
Andrey Kripushin, born 2005, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat”. Sentence (April 23, 2025): Sentence unknown. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Sentence unknown
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with Vladimir Mikheev in 2022, he reposted four publications in the chat with calls to terrorism with information about military recruiting offices and the creation of a separate state in the Novgorod region.
Latest event
April 23, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court issued a ruling.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat
Criminal case
The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat
Other defendants in the case
- Vladimir Mikheev — Location unknown
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of St. Petersburg. In January 2024, he was detained on charges of calling for terrorism and taken to Moscow. The reason was publications about military commissions and the Novgorod region branch, published in a chat room that Kripushin administered. The defence claims that the reposts happened automatically. At the time of his detention, Kripushin was undergoing serious medical treatment and was not taken into custody. Later, a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions was chosen against him. On 23 April 2025, Kripushin was sentenced, details are unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.