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Unknown male 274

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Unknown male 274, Bashkortostan. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “The case of the burning of the imperial flag”. Status: location unknown.

In brief

Bashkortostan · Students · Extremism cases

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According to the investigation, acting in the interests of the extremist organisation "League of Free Nations", on the instructions of unknown people in the social network Telegram for a monetary reward of 60,000 rubles, he committed several unlawful acts together with another student of a Ufa college, including burning the flag of the Russian Empire against the background of a stele of the Burzyansk district, as well as inscriptions on buildings in the village of Starosubkhangulovo. Ruslan Gabbasov, a Bashkir activist who left Russia, used the flag-burning video "to conduct anti-Russian information campaigns in Russia and abroad".

Latest event

February 1, 2025 — persecution begins

The case of the burning of the imperial flag

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Criminal case

The case of the burning of the imperial flag

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: The case of Bashkortostan residents of aiding terrorism and participating in activities of a terrorist community

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According to OVD-Info

A resident of Bashkortostan, a student of a college in Ufa. In February 2025, he was sent into custody on a case of participation in the activities of an extremist organisation. According to investigation, he, together with another teenager on the instructions of the organisation, set fire to the flag of the Russian Empire and put inscriptions on buildings. According to unconfirmed reports, the case was later merged with the cases of other young people accused of aiding and abetting terrorist activities and participation in the activities of a terrorist community.

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