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Egor Lediakin

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Egor Lediakin, born 1978, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg”. Sentence (April 2, 2023): 6 months' restriction of freedom. Status: at large.

In brief

Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Artists · Anti-war cases

Sentence

6 months' restriction of freedom

Verdict April 2, 2023

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

There are three episodes in the case concerning the anti-war and insulting Putin inscriptions on the walls. At the same time, according to the artist himself, spray cans, which were found in his possession during the detention, were admitted as evidence, but their colors do not match with the colors of the inscriptions. During the hearing, the prosecutor asked to exclude from the charges the drawing of anti-war inscriptions and leave only the graffiti insulting the president.

Latest event

October 1, 2023 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg

Criminal case

Leonid Cherny's case of vandalism in Yekaterinburg

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

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A street artist performing under the pseudonym Leonid Cherny. He was detained on 18 March 2022, allegedly for sticking stickers. During the detention Ledyakin was found in possession of stickers with the inscriptions "GruZ 200" and "P\*Z\*\*\*Ts". The formal reason for the case is unknown. Initially, Ledyakin was charged with vandalism, but later it became known that the charge was reclassified to hooliganism motivated by political hatred. During the investigation, the artist was twice sent to hospital for psychiatric examination. Police interrogators suspected that he could make anti-war inscriptions and stickers because of some kind of mental disorder. The first examination did not deduce any thought disorder in Black. In the end, the charge was again reclassified to vandalism, but committed on the grounds of political hatred or enmity. In June, the court fined Vechernye Vedomosti 150,000 rubles for mentioning Leonid Chyorny's anti-war stickers under the administrative article on discrediting the Russian army (part 1 of Article 20.3.3 of the Administrative Code). During the debate, the prosecutor asked to exclude the anti-war inscriptions from the charges and leave only graffiti with insults to the President. On 3 April 2023 Ledyakin was sentenced to six months of restricted freedom.

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