October 20, 2026, 11:51 AMRSSRU

German Kuzovkin

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

German Kuzovkin, born 2005, Chelyabinsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for a terrorist attack); “The case of attempted arson of a military recruitment centre in Asha”. Sentence: 5 years. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since January 1, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 1, Kurgan Oblast.

In brief

Chelyabinsk Oblast · Zlatoust · Students · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

5 years

Imprisonment (general regime)

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he tried to set fire to the local military recruitment office on the night of 4 June 2023.

Latest event

July 26, 2023 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

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

  2. · Persecution begins

    The case of attempted arson of a military recruitment centre in Asha

Criminal case

The case of attempted arson of a military recruitment centre in Asha

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

Thematic group: Anti-war case

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Facility: Penal colony No. 1, Kurgan Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

640008, г. Курган, ул. Часовая 2-я, 40, ФКУ «ИК № 1 УФСИН России по Курганской области», Кузовкин Герман Васильевич, 2005 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

He is a college student in Ufa. A case was opened against him for attempted arson of a military recruitment centre – according to initial reports, the case was opened under articles on attempted terrorism and sabotage. During his interrogation he allegedly said he had thrown a bottle at the military recruitment centre building as a protest against the war in Ukraine. Kuzovkin was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony; reports of the verdict only include the charge of preparing to commit a terrorist act.

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