Alexander Shestatsky
Alexander Shestatsky, born 1971, Leningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Alexander Shestatsky's case of publicly justifying terrorism”. Sentence (December 15, 2025): 3 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
In brief
Leningrad Oblast · Former military personnel · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
3 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
The case was initiated following comments about a Ukrainian drone flying into the Kremlin and an explosion at the railway station in Kursk.
Latest event
December 15, 2025 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 3 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Alexander Shestatsky's case of publicly justifying terrorism
- Case number
- 2-90/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
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.
Details and sources
Full 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.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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