Iuliia Smirnova
Iuliia Smirnova, born 1969, Karelia. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 280.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for activities against state security (by a group, using official position, mass media…); “Yulia Smirnova's case on calls for terrorism and activities against the security of the Russian Federation”. Status: not in Russia.
In brief
Karelia · Petrozavodsk · Entrepreneurs · Terrorism cases
Sentence
No information about a verdict.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 280.4 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for activities against state security (by a group, using official position, mass media, or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in May 2023, Smirnova left three comments under the posts of the TV channel "Solovyiny Pomet": - "Go burn down the military enlistment office, instead of whining here!" - "Donate to the ZSU. Spread leaflets. Burn all kinds of military stuff or on the railway. There's plenty of choice." - "Set fire to signaling systems on the railways, military recruitment offices. "Put up flyers, donate to AFU."
Latest event
December 27, 2024 — 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
Yulia Smirnova's case on calls for terrorism and activities against the security of the Russian Federation
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Yulia Smirnova's case on calls for terrorism and activities against the security of the Russian Federation
Details and sources
Full summary
Resident of Petrozavodsk. On 20 August 2024, she was detained in a case of a call for carrying out terrorist activities, which was initiated because of three comments in the Telegram channel "Solovinyi pomet", in which Smirnova suggested donating to the AFU and setting fire to military recruitment offices. The next day she was taken into custody.
In October, she was also charged with calling for activities against the security of the Russian Federation. Two of the three comments that led to Smirnova's indictment under the first article became the reason.
In June 2025, she was released from the pre-trial detention centre on her own recognisance. After that, she left Russia.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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