October 20, 2026, 6:34 PMRSSRU

Vladimir Litvinov

ImprisonedChecked October 18, 2026

Vladimir Litvinov, born 1967, Kaliningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); “Vladimir Litvinov's case of financing terrorist activity”. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 19, 2026.

In brief

Kaliningrad Oblast · Kaliningrad · Former officials · Terrorism cases

Sentence

No information about a verdict.

Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since September 2, 2025

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the FSS, "using a mobile application of a Ukrainian bank, the defendant transferred money to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine at least 9 times". According to the Novy Kaliningrad newspaper with reference to the press service of the regional court, "in December 2024, he made a bank transfer from a Ukrainian bank card registered in his name to a bank card used, as the investigation believes, by members of the terrorist organisation Russian Volunteer Corps"".

Latest event

March 19, 2026 — 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. · Preventive measure: pre-trial detention

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

  3. · Persecution begins

    Vladimir Litvinov's case of financing terrorist activity

Criminal case

Vladimir Litvinov's case of financing terrorist activity

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Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)

236022, г. Калининград, ул. Ушакова, 2-4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Калининградской области, Литвинов Владимир Николаевич, 1967 г.р.

Address checked October 18, 2026

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Former head of the Law Enforcement Department of the Kaliningrad Oblast Government. On 22 August 2025, he was arrested for ten days under the administrative article on petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code). At the same time, a report on him was drawn up by an employee of the FSB, who allegedly "detected" Litvinov swearing in the street the day before. Litvinau claimed that at the specified time he was in the building of the FSS and gave explanations. On 2 September, when the term of administrative arrest expired, he was taken into custody on charges of financing terrorist activities. On 16 September, when the appeal against the decision on his administrative arrest was considered, the court in its ruling, which declared the arrest lawful, stated that Litvinau "did not appear at the court hearing for unknown reasons". The essence of the charges in the criminal case is not clear. The report of the FSSB said that the former official "at least 9 times transferred money to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine". The Novy Kaliningrad publication, citing the press service of the regional court, claimed that it was one bank transfer "to a bank card used, as the investigation believes, by members of the terrorist organisation Russian Volunteer Corps".

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