Yurii Nikulin
Yurii Nikulin, born 1964, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “Yurii Nikulin's case of financing extremist activities”. Sentence (October 3, 2025): 3 years' imprisonment suspended with probation for one and a half years. Status: at large.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment suspended with probation for one and a half years
Upheld November 25, 2025
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the court, from 05.08.2021 to 06.02.2022, in order to ensure the continuation of the activities of the extremist organisation, NO "ACF", Nikulin, using a mobile phone belonging to him, transferred funds totalling 6,000 rubles to a New York State bank in the United States of America.
Latest event
November 25, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Yurii Nikulin's case of financing extremist activities
- Case number
- 1-441/2025
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of the Krasnoyarsk region. A case of financing extremist activities was brought against him because of the ACF donations he transferred from August 2021 to February 2022. In total, he transferred 6,000 roubles to the organisation.
On October 3rd 2025, the court sentenced him to three years' suspended imprisonment.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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