Kirill Nikulenkov
Kirill Nikulenkov is listed as imprisoned, but other details in the same record do not agree:
- the end of imprisonment is recorded as October 2, 2026.
Kirill Nikulenkov, born 2005, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Creation and leadership of an extremist community); “The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"”. Sentence (October 6, 2025): 3 years 6 month's imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, June 3, 2026.
In brief
Moscow Oblast · Sergiyev Posad · Bloggers · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
3 years 6 months
3 years 6 month's imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld February 5, 2026
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
- Article 282.1 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Creation and leadership of an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was one of the organisers of an extremist community, as well as published posts "aimed at inciting hatred or enmity against persons of non-Slavic appearance" and containing calls for extremist activity.
Latest event
June 3, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, June 3, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years 6 months
· Persecution begins
The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №8 (SIZO-8) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Moscow Oblast
Criminal case
The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "NATSDEM"
- Case number
- 1-513/2025
Other defendants in the case
- Sergei Litvinov — At large, 3 years 6 months
- Mikhail Noskov — At large, 4 years
- Georgii Paramoshin — Imprisoned, 8 years
Details and sources
Full summary
Administrator of the "NATSDEM" Telegram channel. On 18 March 2024, he was detained in the Arkhangelsk region, transported to the Moscow region and placed in custody the same day in a case of incitement to hatred on national grounds. Later it became known that he was also accused of calls for extremism and organising the activities of an extremist organisation. Associates believe that the real reason for the prosecution was the anti-war stance of the channel. On 6 October 2025, Nikulenkov was sentenced to three and a half years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.