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Alexei Kuznetsov

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Alexei Kuznetsov, born 1992, Kirov Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities”. Sentence (November 17, 2025): 3 years' of community work. Status: location unknown. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 25, 2025.

In brief

Kirov Oblast, Moscow · Kirov, Moscow · IT specialists · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters

Sentence

3 years' of community work

Verdict November 17, 2025

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

As follows from the text of the indictment, on 05.08.2021 at a time before 19:30 A.A. Kuznetsov, being in Moscow, including in an unidentified place on Usievicha Street, acting intentionally, knowing that the NGO "FBK" was recognised by the court as an extremist organisation and liquidated, with the aim of providing funds to support the activities of the said extremist organisation, using the details of his bank card No. linked to his bank account No. opened on 01.06.2019 in JSC "TBank" (formerly "Tinkoff Bank"), located at the address: <address>, by means of a mobile phone registered on the website "<data withdrawn>", knowingly intended to finance extremist activities, and made monthly donations to NO "FBK" in the amount of 300 rubles. As a result, in the period from 05.08.2021 to 05.02.2022 from the above bank account Kuznetsov A.A. to the merchant account NO <data withdrawn>), serviced in the bank-acquirer "<data withdrawn>) and the bank-acquirer "<data withdrawn>" (another name <data withdrawn>), transferred funds in the total amount of 2100 rubles, knowingly intended to support the activities of the extremist organisation NO "FBK", namely: 05.08.2021 at 19 hours 30 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.09.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.10.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.11.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.12.2021 at 20 hours 31 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.01.2022 at 20 hours 32 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles; 05.02.2022 at 20 hours 32 minutes in the amount of 300 rubles.

Latest event

November 25, 2025 — recognised as a political prisoner

Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

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

  4. · Persecution begins

    Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities

Criminal case

Alexei Kuznetsov`s case of financing extremist activities

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

Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Kirov. A case of financing extremist activity was brought against him because of FBK donations. On 5 August 2021, he made a monthly donation of 300 rubles to the organisation. In total, he sent seven donations totalling 2,100 rubles. The case was transferred to Moscow, as Kuznetsov lived there when he subscribed to the donations. On 17 November 2025, Kuznetsov was sentenced to three years of forced labour.

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