Ilia Popov
Ilia Popov, born 2001, Moscow. Charges: Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in an extremist community); “Antifa United case”. Sentence (February 2, 2026): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Extremism cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Participation in an extremist community
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, the anti-fascists created a community on one of the social media networks no later than 20 June 2020. In the community they allegedly "engaged in the involvement of persons, including minors" and "planning hate crimes against law enforcement officers".
Latest event
February 2, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 3 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Antifa United case
Criminal case
Antifa United case
Other defendants in the case
- Matvey Ostrovsky — Deceased
- Roman Chizhikov — Imprisoned, 3 years 6 months
- Bogdan Yakimenko (Max Vertzinsky) — Imprisoned, 9 years
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Full summary
Resident of Moscow. On 11 August 2023, he was sentenced to two years' suspended sentence on a charge of hooliganism for clashing with young people of allegedly right-wing views. We have insufficient grounds to consider this prosecution political. On 5 June 2024, he was detained on the case of setting up the extremist community Antifa United. He was given a preventive measure in the form of a ban on certain actions. On 2 February 2026, Popov was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Preventive measures
- pre-trial detention
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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