Denis Shevchenko
Denis Shevchenko, born 1996. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Denis Shevchenko's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (January 27, 2026): 7 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Sentence
7 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)
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the court, while on the territory where martial law was imposed, he posted comments in his Telegram channel profile containing calls for an attempt on the life of the President of the Russian Federation. On 24 June 2023, he also disseminated online, under the guise of reliable reports containing deliberately false information about the abandonment of positions in the area of the Strategic Air Defence Forces of the Russian Federation by a unit of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation and its departure in the direction of Moscow.
Latest event
January 27, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 7 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Criminal case
Denis Shevchenko's case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-698/2025
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Full summary
A native of the Zaporizhzhya region of Ukraine. A case was opened against him for dissemination of knowingly false information about Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism. The first charge is related to a comment posted on the day of Yevgeniy Prigozhin's mutiny that one of the Russian army formations was on its way from the combat zone to Moscow. The second charge is related to comments in which law enforcers saw calls for an assassination attempt on Putin.
On 27 January 2026, the court sentenced Shevchenko to seven years in a general regime colony.
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