Andrei Shkolin
Andrei Shkolin, born 1970, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Andrei Shkolin's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (September 29, 2025): 5 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 1, 2025.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Terrorism cases
Sentence
5 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony
Upheld January 13, 2026
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 reason for the case was a publication with a picture of Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who had committed a suicide bombing in the Federal Security Service building in Arkhangelsk: the picture next to the photo shows the date of Zhlobitsky's death and the inscription: "Heroes live forever".
Latest event
January 13, 2026 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 5 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Andrei Shkolin's case of public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Andrei Shkolin's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-83/2025
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Full summary
Resident of St. Petersburg, storekeeper. On April 2, 2025, he was detained on charges of public justification of terrorism. The reason was a publication in support of Mikhail Zhlobitsky, who had committed a self-detonation in the Federal Security Service building in Arkhangelsk. Shkolin claimed in court that at the time of publication he did not know who Zhlobitsky was. He also said that on the day of his arrest he was hit on the head with a blunt object. According to him, after his computer was confiscated from him, posts criticizing Putin and the current government appeared on his VKontakte page. Shkolin was taken into custody. At the trial, he said that during his time in pre-trial detention he was repeatedly hospitalized. On September 29, 2025, he was sentenced to five years in a general regime colony.
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