Vsevolod Kulikov
Vsevolod Kulikov, born 2004, Lipetsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack); Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting in terrorist activities); Article 205.1 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code; “The case of Vsevolod Kulikov on preparation for participation in an illegal armed formation”. Sentence (July 22, 2024): 8 years and 10 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since February 1, 2023; place of detention: Penal colony No. 2, Ulyanovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, May 31, 2026.
In brief
Lipetsk Oblast · Lipetsk · Terrorism cases
Sentence
8 years 10 months
8 years and 10 months' deprivation of liberty in a strict regime colony.
First instance, April 2, 2024: 9 years
Charges
- Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for a terrorist attack
- Article 205.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting in terrorist activities
- Article 205.1 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
Full wording of the charges
Initially, it was reported that Kulikov, according to the investigation, planned to join the "Freedom of Russia Legion" and was supposed to set fire to military equipment at the airfield as a test assignment. However, it appears that the details later changed.
Latest event
May 31, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, May 31, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 8 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Vsevolod Kulikov on preparation for participation in an illegal armed formation
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Lipetsk Oblast
Criminal case
The case of Vsevolod Kulikov on preparation for participation in an illegal armed formation
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 2, Ulyanovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
433300, Ульяновская область, г. Новоульяновск, пос. Северный, ФКУ «ИК № 2 УФСИН Ульяновской области», Куликов Всеволод Алексеевич, 2004 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Lipetsk, he was detained no later than February 2023. He reported torture. He was taken into custody on charges of preparing to participate in the activities of an illegal armed formation. It later became known that he was also charged with inducing another person to participate in an illegal armed formation and preparing for such inducement, as well as preparing for high treason. According to the initial version of the investigation, Kulikov planned to join the "Freedom of Russia" legion, and prior to that, at the direction of "curators" from that group, he was to arrange arson at the airfield. However, the narrative seems to have changed later. On April 2, 2024, he was sentenced to nine years in a high-security colony. The appellate court reduced his sentence by two months.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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