Vladimir Litvinov
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
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting or financing terrorist activities
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
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 19, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Kaliningrad Oblast
· 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.
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Full summary
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".
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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