Sergey Pimenov
Sergey Pimenov, born 1971, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Assisting or financing terrorist activities); “Sergei Pimenov`s case of the financing of terrorism”. Sentenced on June 8, 2026. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Engineers · Terrorism cases
Sentence
9 years
Imprisonment (strict regime)
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.1 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Assisting or financing terrorist activities
Full wording of the charges
Pimenov made a donation through the "YooMoney" service, which investigators link to the Art Podgotovka movement. RIA Novosti reported, citing a source, that Pimenov had transferred about 1,500 rubles.
Latest event
June 8, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 9 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Sergei Pimenov`s case of the financing of terrorism
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Sergei Pimenov`s case of the financing of terrorism
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Full summary
Resident of Moscow, employee of the Match TV channel. On 23 September 2025, he was detained in a terrorism financing case over a donation to the Artpodgotovka movement. Pimenov said after his detention that the transfer imputed to him was a "human error" and at the time he did not know who Vyacheslav Maltsev was. The day after the detention, the man was taken into custody.
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