Vladlen Menshikov
Vladlen Menshikov, born 1993, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Attempted terrorist attack); Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism); Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code (Confidential cooperation with foreigners); “The case of Vladlen Menshikov”. Sentence (April 15, 2024): 14 years of imprisonment in a strict regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since September 1, 2022; place of detention: Prison No. 2, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, March 3, 2025.
In brief
Sverdlovsk Oblast · Yekaterinburg · Electricians · Terrorism cases
Sentence
14 years
of imprisonment in a strict regime colony
Upheld August 26, 2025
Charges
- Article 205 part 1 applied with Article 30 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Attempted terrorist attack
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code — Confidential cooperation with foreigners
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he installed aluminium jumpers between the rails on the Rezh - Striganovo section of the Sverdlovsk railway, where trains with Russian military equipment run, and liaised with the Russian Freedom Legion. The reason for the initiation of a case of public justification of terrorism was apparently the inscriptions on a stele in Rezh: "Glory to Ukraine. GLORY TO HEROES", "AZOV VSU LEGION HEROES".
Latest event
August 26, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, March 3, 2025
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Vladlen Menshikov
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Sverdlovsk Oblast
Criminal case
The case of Vladlen Menshikov
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Facility: Prison No. 2, Krasnoyarsk Krai
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
663180, ул. Декабристов д. 11, Красноярский край, г. Енисейск, ФКУ «Т № 2 ГУФСИН России по Красноярскому краю», Меньшиков Владлен Алексеевич, 1993 г.р.
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Full summary
The resident of Sverdlovsk oblast. On September 27, 2022, he was detained and then taken into custody on charges of attempted sabotage. At the same time, a video was published in which Menshikov claimed to have installed jumpers on a railway section. His lawyer later claimed that he had testified under pressure. In January 2023, Menshikov was charged with confidential cooperation with a foreign organisation. Menshikov's charge was then reclassified from attempted sabotage to attempted terrorist attack, and a charge of incitement for terrorism was added. On April 15, 2024, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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