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Daniil Likhanov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Daniil Likhanov, born 2003, Novosibirsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “Daniil Likhanov's case on financing terrorist activity and high treason”. Sentence (December 24, 2025): 14 years' imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison, and the remaining years in a strict regime colony, followed by… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 1, 2024; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Novosibirsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, January 16, 2026.

In brief

Novosibirsk Oblast · Novosibirsk · Terrorism cases

Sentence

14 years

imprisonment, with the first 3 years in prison, and the remaining years in a strict regime colony, followed by 1 year of restriction of liberty.

Verdict December 24, 2025

Upheld April 21, 2026

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, "in 2023, in the Telegram messenger, the accused established a cooperative relationship with T., a member of the radical nationalist armed formation "Russian Volunteer Corps" (hereinafter - "RDK"), accused of committing several crimes, including high treason, and declared on the international wanted list. In the period from October 2023 to April 2024, on the grounds of rejection of the foreign and domestic policy of the military and political leadership of the Russian Federation, wishing to provide financial assistance to Ukraine in order to support the armed formations of that State in combat operations against units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and to facilitate the terrorist activities of the "RDK" aimed at destabilising the Russian authorities, he made transfers of cryptocurrency to digital accounts known to him from T., which he used to transfer money to the "RDK". Also in April 2024, in one of the public Telegram groups, he posted a publication from a Telegram channel belonging to "RDK", which promoted the terrorist ideology of "RDK" and called for financial support on their behalf, including to assist its members in organising and committing terrorist offences, by providing the relevant bank details.

Latest event

April 21, 2026 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Recognition by rights defenders

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  2. · Recognised as a political prisoner

    Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict · 14 years

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

  5. · Persecution begins

    Daniil Likhanov's case on financing terrorist activity and high treason

  6. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

    Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Novosibirsk Oblast

Criminal case

Daniil Likhanov's case on financing terrorist activity and high treason

Case number
1-241/2025

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

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Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Novosibirsk Oblast

Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

630010, Новосибирская обл., Новосибирск, ул. Караваева, 1, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Новосибирской области, Лиханов Даниил Сергеевич, 2003 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Novosibirsk. In September 2024, he was taken into custody on charges of financing terrorist activity due to the transfer of cryptocurrency to the Russian Volunteer Corps. Later, he was also accused of inciting terrorism due to calls for transferring money to the RDK and for high treason. On 24 December 2025, Likhanov was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.

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