Vladislav Poruchikov
Vladislav Poruchikov, born 2001, Belgorod Oblast. Charges: Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization); Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)); “Vladislav Poruchikov's case”. Sentence (April 27, 2024): 9 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 3, 2023; place of detention: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 1, 2025.
In brief
Belgorod Oblast · Students · Terrorism cases
Sentence
9 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
Upheld August 12, 2024
Charges
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization
- Article 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Preparation for treason against the state (preparation for a crime)
Full wording of the charges
Kommersant (Russian newspaper), citing the prosecution, reports that Poruchikov "decided to join one of the organizations operating on the Ukrainian side - the banned legion". "Believing that his correspondence could be intercepted by Russian special services, in May 2023, carrying a set of various documents, including a military ID card, and $1,200, he travelled to Belarus, from where he flew to Tbilisi. In Georgia, he downloaded and filled out an application to the Legion, attaching scans of documents, and, without waiting for answers, returned to Russia. After flying to Minvody, he travelled by bus to Rostov-on-Don and from there by train to Belgorod. From there he again contacted representatives of the enemy unit, who recommended him to arrive to the town of Graivoron on June 2, meet another volunteer and together receive instructions on how to cross the border. However, the day before the meeting he was detained by the police and taken into custody for an administrative offence. According to the police, the student was drunk. Having been released on June 3, Poruchikov again tried to get instructions from the Legion, but no one responded to the messages in the chat room. Then he set off towards the border, but when he was only 15 kilometres away, he was again caught by the police and was again taken into custody for public intoxication. This time, the proceedings dragged on until the end of the month, and as a result, the student was already charged with committing crimes.
Latest event
April 1, 2025 — 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 1, 2025
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 9 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Vladislav Poruchikov's case
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Vladislav Poruchikov's case
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Facility: Prison No. 2, Vladimir Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
600020, ул. Большая Нижегородская д. 67, Владимирская область, г. Владимир, ФКУ «Тюрьма № 2 УФСИН по Владимирской области» «Владимирский централ», Поручиков Владислав Владимирович, 2001 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A student of the Engineering and Technical Academy in Taganrog, Poruchikov was detained in the village of Bessonovka, Belgorod region, on June 3, 2023. He was fined 500 rubles on a charge of petty hooliganism (Article 20.1 of the Administrative Code), and on June 5, Poruchikov was taken into custody for 10 days under the article on appearing in a public place in a state of alcoholic intoxication (Article 20.21 of the Administrative Code). Immediately after the initial 10 days of detainment Poruchikov was detained again. On June 14, he was fined 1000 rubles under the article on petty hooliganism, and on June 15, he was taken into custody for another 10 days under the article on appearing in a public place in a state of alcohol intoxication. According to the report, Poruchikov was already in the village of Razumnoe, about 40 kilometres from Bessonovka. At the same time, he participated in the hearing via videoconference.
On June 26, 2023, he was again fined 500 rubles under the article on petty hooliganism, and on July 3, he was taken into custody for 15 days under the article on appearing in a public place in a state of intoxication. Presumably, this time, according to the protocol, he was detained in some other place. Poruchikov again participated in the hearing via videoconference. From all this, human rights defenders conclude that for a month and a half he was under the control of law enforcement agencies. Later, he was taken into custody as part of a criminal case for preparing to participate in the activities of an extremist organization and for high treason. According to the investigation, he planned to join the Freedom of Russia Legion. In October 2023, Poruchikov’s lawyer tried to appeal rulings on administrative charges, claiming the protocols were falsified and that his client signed them under torture.
On April 27, 2024, Poruchikov was sentenced to 9 years in a high-security penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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