Vasily Neustroev
Vasily Neustroev, born 1995, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 280.4 part 3, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for activities against state security (by an organized group)); “The case of Anna Arkhipova, Evgenii Zateyev, Yan Ksenzhepolsky, Vasilii Neustroev, Pavel Sinelnikov and Valentin Khoroshenin of the creation of an extremist community”. Sentence (April 8, 2026): 10 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, prohibition on engaging in activities related to public… Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow, Saint Petersburg · Politicians, Students · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
10 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony, prohibition on engaging in activities related to public dissemination of appeals and other materials on public information and telecommunication networks, including the Internet, for 7 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items b, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (using an official position, a group of individuals, falsification of evidence, for selfish motives, or out of hatred)
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 280.4 part 3, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for activities against state security (by an organized group)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated over posts by the “Vesna” movement on social media in 2022. The charge of spreading “fake” information about the army was brought in connection with messages about the number of Russian military casualties, as well as events in Bucha and other settlements in Kyiv Oblast. The charge of calling for activities against the security of the Russian Federation was linked to a Vesna appeal urging military personnel to refuse participation in combat or to surrender, which was circulated in September 2022; the movement disavowed this appeal in November of the same year. The charge of disseminating disrespectful information about Days of Military Glory was related to posts on Telegram and VKontakte that criticized state-endorsed ways of celebrating Victory Day. The charge of involvement in an organization infringing on the rights and freedoms of citizens was based on calls to participate in mass protests. The charge of inciting mass riots was related to a message proposing violence against law enforcement officers, following the example of Euromaidan.
Latest event
April 8, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 10 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 10 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Anna Arkhipova, Evgenii Zateyev, Yan Ksenzhepolsky, Vasilii Neustroev, Pavel Sinelnikov and Valentin Khoroshenin of the creation of an extremist community
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
TDF of the Department of Internal Affairs for the Northern Administrative District of the Main Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow
Criminal case
The case of Anna Arkhipova, Evgenii Zateyev, Yan Ksenzhepolsky, Vasilii Neustroev, Pavel Sinelnikov and Valentin Khoroshenin of the creation of an extremist community
- Case number
- 2-35/2024
Other defendants in the case
- Anna Arkhipova — Imprisoned, 12 years
- Evgenii Zateev — Imprisoned, 6 years 2 months
- Ian Ksenzhepolskii — Imprisoned, 11 years
- Pavel Sinelnikov — Imprisoned, 7 years 6 months
- Valentin Khoroshenin — Imprisoned, 6 years 2 months
Thematic group: Vesna case; Anti-war case
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Full summary
Member of the St Petersburg regional council of the Yabloko party. On 6 June 2023, he was detained after a search and taken to Moscow. Neustroev was sawed off the door and taken out of the flat in handcuffs. Later it became known that Neustroev was suspected of organising the activities of an extremist community (part 1 of article 282.1 of the Criminal Code), dissemination by a group of persons of disrespectful information about the days of military glory (part 4 of article 354.1 of the Criminal Code), public calls for actions against the security of the state, committed by an organised group (part 3 of article 280.4 of the Criminal Code). 3 Art. 280.4 part 3 of the Criminal Code), dissemination of "fakes" about the army of the Russian Federation by a group of persons motivated by hatred (paragraphs "b", "d" part 2 Art. 207.3 of the Criminal Code), incitement to mass disorder (part 1.1 Art. 212 of the Criminal Code) and organisation of NGO activities that infringe on the personality and rights of citizens (part 2 Art. 239 of the Criminal Code; this charge was dropped by the court due to the expiration of the statute of limitations). On 8 June Neustroev was taken into custody as part of the case against the anti-war movement "Viasna". On 8 April 2026 he was sentenced to ten years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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