Vladimir Mikheev
Vladimir Mikheev, born 2003, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat”. Sentence (April 23, 2025): Verdict unknown. Status: location unknown.
In brief
Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Terrorism cases
Sentence
Verdict unknown
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, together with Andrei Kripushin in 2022, he reposted in the chat room four publications containing calls to terrorism and information about the military recruiting offices and the creation of a separate state in the Novgorod region.
Latest event
April 23, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court issued a ruling.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of the administrators of the "Ovod" telegram chat
Other defendants in the case
- Andrey Kripushin — Location unknown
Details and sources
Full summary
The resident of Cheliabinsk. In January 2024, he was detained on charges of calling for terrorism and taken to Moscow, where he was taken into custody. The reason was publications about military recruiting offices and the creation of a separate state in the Novgorod region, which were published in a chat room that Mikheev administered. The defence argues that the reposts occurred automatically. Mikheev was sentenced on 23 April 2025, details unknown.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.