Sergei Litvinov
Sergei Litvinov, born 2004, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in an extremist community); “The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"”. Sentence (October 6, 2025): 3 years 6 months' of suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Sergiyev Posad · Extremism cases
Sentence
3 years 6 months
of suspended imprisonment.
Upheld February 5, 2026
Charges
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he participated in the activities of an extremist group and published posts that incited hatred.
Latest event
February 5, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Imprisonment begins
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
Criminal case
The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"
- Case number
- 1-513/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Kirill Nikulenkov — Imprisoned, 3 years 6 months
- Mikhail Noskov — At large, 4 years
- Georgii Paramoshin — Imprisoned, 8 years
Details and sources
Full summary
On 17 April 2025, it became known that Litvinov was detained in Nizhny Novgorod as part of the case of the Natsdem telegram channel, which spoke against migrants, as well as against the Russian authorities and war. Litvinov was accused of participating in the activities of an extremist community and incitement to hatred. On 6 October 2025, he was sentenced to three and a half years of probation.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.