Dmitrii Orlov
Dmitrii Orlov, born 1982, Vologda Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Dmitry Orlov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (August 29, 2025): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since May 1, 2025; place of detention: Penal colony No. 20, Vologda Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 22, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld November 18, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, being aware of the danger of his actions and in order to stop the state activities of the President of the Russian Federation, the government and other authorities, he published comments in the open Telegram channel "Not TV" that "incite to acts of violence against a group of persons associated with state power - federal ministers, deputies, members of the Federation Council, United Russia, the State Duma, television workers and their families". Through his comments, Orlov called for "death towards a group of persons headed by a person who corresponds with the president of the Russian Federation". Among Orlov's statements: "Dear Russians ...it is enough to tolerate this [nonsense]...and mass executions of all scum from United Russia and the Federation Council, the State Duma, ministers, all TV workers, deputies of all factions, their wives, mistresses, grandchildren - all as enemies of the people. Everything that was stolen - to the treasury. All car fleets - for the needs of the city, for the purchase of ambulances, firetrucks, snowploughs, to help agriculture, for the development of villages"; "When drones fly to Kiev - it's a special operation, when they fly to Moscow - it's war. Don't get it mixed up, Kutuzov."
Latest event
April 22, 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, April 22, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Dmitry Orlov's case of public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №2 (SIZO-2) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Russian Federation for the Vologda Oblast
Criminal case
Dmitry Orlov's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-57/2025
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 20, Vologda Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
162840, Вологодская область, г. Устюжна, ул. Карла Маркса, д. 57, ИК-20, ФКУ «ИК № 20 УФСИН России по Вологодской области», Орлов Дмитрий Акрамович, 1982 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Born in Kharkiv region of Ukraine, moved to the Russian Federation in 2014, lived in Cherepovets. Industrial climber, house painter, worked at Severstal. A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against him because of aggressive comments under news about the war. In May 2025, Orlov was detained and then taken into custody. At his trial, he explained that he left the comments after his grandmother was killed by a shell burst in November 2023. On 29 August 2025, Orlov was sentenced to three years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia, Ukraine
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