Alexander Shestatsky
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Date of verdict
- 2025-12-15
- Region
- Leningrad Oblast
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты"
- Address for letters
- 196655, Ленинградская область, г. Колпино, Колпинская ул., д. 9, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области "Кресты", Шестацкий Александр Николаевич, 1971 г.р.
Case summary
Former military officer. A case of public justification of terrorism was brought against him because of his comments about a drone flying into the Kremlin and the explosion near the railway station in Kursk. On 15 December 2025, he was sentenced to three years in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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