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Denis Orlov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Denis Orlov, born 1985, Tomsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Case of Denis Orlov on public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (September 16, 2024): a fine of 500 thousand roubles (≈$5500 as of 16.09.2024). Status: at large.

In brief

Tomsk Oblast · Tomsk · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

a fine of 500 thousand roubles (≈$5500 as of 16.09.2024)

Verdict September 16, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

The cause of the case was a comment about the murder of war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky in Telegram via an anonymous account.

Latest event

September 16, 2024 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Criminal case

Case of Denis Orlov on public justification of terrorism

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Tomsk resident. In April 2024, he was included in the list of extremists and terrorists of the Russian Financial Monitoring Service (Rosfinmonitoring). On September, 16th, 2024, Orlov was sentenced to a 500,000 ruble fine (≈$5500 as of 16.09.2024) under the article on public justification of terrorism for commenting on the murder of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky.

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