Andrei Pochukaev
Andrei Pochukaev, born 1983, Pskov Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism); Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Andrei Pochukaev's case of "fake news" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and terrorism propaganda”. Sentence (February 11, 2026): 2 years and 6 months' imprisonment, taking into account the remaining term from the previous sentence - 3 years'… Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since March 11, 2026; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Pskov Oblast.
In brief
Sentence
3 years
2 years and 6 months' imprisonment, taking into account the remaining term from the previous sentence - 3 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism
- Article 207.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Latest event
March 11, 2026 — imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Pskov Oblast
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for the Pskov Oblast
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
Criminal case
Andrei Pochukaev's case of "fake news" about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and terrorism propaganda
- Case number
- 2-14/2026
Thematic group: Anti-war case
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Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Pskov Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
180000, г. Псков, ул. Некрасова, д. 39, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Псковской области, Почукаев Андрей Григорьевич, 1983 г.р.
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Full summary
He was a member of an autonomous group of radical nationalists and helped Duma deputy Viktor Alksnis. In June 2009, he was sentenced to 19 years in a strict regime colony on charges of murdering two natives of the Caucasus. His associates believe that the case was fabricated. He served his sentence in a colony in the Pskov region. A case was brought against him for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces and propaganda of terrorism because of a conversation with fellow inmates, namely because of statements about the killing of civilians in Buche, shooting down a plane with prisoners of war and strikes on Dnieper, Kharkiv and Mariupol, and because of his approval of the murder of military correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky. On 11 February 2026, Pochukaev was sentenced to three years in a strict regime colony, taking into account the time remaining from his previous sentence.
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