Valeriia Shmakova
Valeriia Shmakova, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Valeriia Shmakova’s case on the justification of terrorism”. Status: imprisoned.
In brief
Sentence
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Preventive measure: pre-trial detention since December 12, 2025
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 comment about the "Freedom of Russia" legion, RDK and the "Siberian Battalion".
Latest event
December 25, 2025 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
Timeline
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
· Persecution begins
Valeriia Shmakova’s case on the justification of terrorism
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Valeriia Shmakova’s case on the justification of terrorism
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Full summary
A resident of the Moscow Region. In December 2025, she was detained in connection with a case on the justification of terrorism over a comment about the “Freedom of Russia” Legion, the RDK, and the “Siberian Battalion.” Shmakova was taken into custody.
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