Konstantin Mironenko
Konstantin Mironenko, Primorsky Krai. Charges: Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries); “Konstantin Mironenko's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces”. Sentence (May 14, 2025): 1 year 6 months' suspended imprisonment. Status: at large.
In brief
Primorsky Krai · Vladivostok · Security guards · Anti-war cases
Sentence
1 year 6 months
suspended imprisonment
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
In January 2023, Mironenko was fined 30,000 rubles under an administrative article on discrediting the army (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences), details are unknown.
Latest event
May 30, 2025 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 6 months
Criminal case
Konstantin Mironenko's case of discrediting the Russian Armed Forces
- Case number
- 1-207/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Vladivostok, he worked as a security guard. In January 2023, he was fined under two administrative charges - "discrediting" the army (Part 1, Article 20.3.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and on "petty hooliganism" (Part 3, Article 20.1 of the Code of Administrative Offences) - 30,000 rubles for each due to posts in social media platform Odnoklassniki. In one of the posts, Mironenko, according to the court jugement, insulted the honour and dignity of the president as a representative of Russian state authority. At the hearing, he explained that he had published the post in an emotional state related to the ‘special military operation’ and mobilisation.
Later, he was charged with discrediting the Russian Armed Forces; the details of the case remain unknown. In April 2025, the case was submitted to court. On 14 May 2025, Mironenko received a suspended sentence of one and a half years.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.