October 20, 2026, 11:50 AMRSSRU

Stanislav Shmakov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Stanislav Shmakov, born 1997, Tomsk Oblast. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of defacing "All for the Front" banners”. Sentence (August 19, 2024): Banned from leaving the house at night, leaving Tomsk or attending mass events for 1 year and 2 months. Status: at large.

In brief

Tomsk Oblast · Tomsk · Anti-war cases

Sentence

Banned from leaving the house at night, leaving Tomsk or attending mass events for 1 year and 2 months.

Verdict August 19, 2024

Upheld December 3, 2024

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to the investigation, he was leading the group that defaced the "All for the Front" banners

Latest event

December 3, 2024 — appeal

The court upheld the verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Appeal ruling

    upheld, released from serving the sentence

  2. · Persecution ends

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)

  5. · Preventive measure: house arrest

  6. · Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility

Criminal case

The case of defacing "All for the Front" banners

Other defendants in the case

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

A resident of Tomsk (Eastern Siberia), an assistant to city Duma deputy and a member of the Yabloko faction David Avetyan. A vandalism case was brought against him and two other individuals for defacing the banners "All for the Front" and "All for Victory" - first under Part 1 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code, then reclassified to the more serious Part 2, imputing the commission of an offence by a group of persons. On 19 August 2024, Shmakov was sentenced to a year and two months of restricted freedom. He was banned from leaving the house at night, leaving Tomsk or attending mass events. On 3 December 2024, the appeal court discharged him due to the expiration of the statute of limitations.

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