Nikolai Serebrennikov
Nikolai Serebrennikov, born 1976, Arkhangelsk Oblast. Charges: Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Financing of extremist activities); “The Case of Nikolai Serebrennikov on his Donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation”. Sentenced on May 27, 2026. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as persecuted on political grounds, December 17, 2024.
In brief
Arkhangelsk Oblast · Arkhangelsk · Medical workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Navalny/ACF supporters
Sentence
Fine
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Financing of extremist activities
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, between August 2021 and February 2022, he made seven transfers of 500 roubles each from his Sberbank card to the accounts of the Anti-Corruption Foundation, sending a total of 3,500 roubles.
Latest event
May 27, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as persecuted on political grounds — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, December 17, 2024
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Recognised as persecuted on political grounds
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
The Case of Nikolai Serebrennikov on his Donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation
Criminal case
The Case of Nikolai Serebrennikov on his Donations to the Anti-Corruption Foundation
- Case number
- 1-20/2026 (1-128/2025;)
Thematic group: Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK) financing cases
Details and sources
Full summary
Serebrennikov, a resident of Arkhangelsk, is a neurosurgeon with 25 years of experience. He graduated from the Northern State Medical University in 1999 and has since worked as a doctor, specializing in emergency care. In December 2024, he was charged with financing extremist activities due to donations he made to the Anti-Corruption Foundation. The court imposed a preventive measure, restricting certain actions he is allowed to take.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 282.3 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.