Aleksandr Strukov
Aleksandr Strukov, born 1993, Moscow. Charges: Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism); “Aleksandr Strukov's second case of public justification of terrorism”, opened on May 1, 2025. Sentence (February 26, 2026): 6 years' imprisonment in a general regime colony, taking into account the term given under the first sentence; previously convicted under Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code; Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code; Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since April 1, 2024; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Moscow.
In brief
Moscow · Moscow · Artists · Terrorism cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
6 years
imprisonment in a general regime colony, taking into account the term given under the first sentence
No information about an appeal ruling.
Other verdicts
- July 31, 2024 — 7 years 10 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism, or justification of terrorism
- Article 148 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public insult of religious feelings
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on 3 November 2023, on the premises of the 2nd Western District Military Court, during the announcement of the verdict and at the end of the court hearing in the criminal case, addressing all persons in the courtroom, he publicly expressed calls for the implementation of terrorist activities - an attempt on the life of a statesman, the President of the Russian Federation.
Latest event
February 26, 2026 — first-instance verdict
The court delivered a guilty verdict: 6 years.
Timeline
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Criminal case opened
Aleksandr Strukov's second case of public justification of terrorism
· Cassation ruling
sentence changed · 7 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Aleksandr Strukov's case
Criminal case
Aleksandr Strukov's second case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-112/2026
Aleksandr Strukov's case
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Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 1, Moscow
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
107076, г.Москва, ул. Матросская Тишина, дом 18, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по г. Москве ("Матросская тишина"), Струков Александр Алексеевич, 1993 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
A photographer who co-operated with Navalny's team in Moscow. In January 2022, a criminal case was opened against him for public justification of terrorism and incitement of hatred in connection with comments under posts in the Telegram channel of the media outlet Znak.com. Strukov was detained after a search and placed in pretrial detention. It later became known that the case also included a charge of offending the feelings of believers.
Strukov himself told OVD-Info that in the Znak.com chatrooms where he had written his comments there were “Kremlin bots” provoking people into verbal aggression."They wrote anti-Semitic insults, insults against the Ukrainian people, calls for the destruction of the social group "Navalnists", people with liberal views. Simply put, tthe chat was filled with chaos, swearing, and spam. Seeing all the absurdity that surrounds us every day, all the injustice, it was sometimes nice to let off steam in the evening by writing a couple of comments to these provocateurs," the photographer said.
In September 2023, it became known that one of Strukov's cellmates - ex-mercenary of Wagner PMC - offered other detainees a cartoon of cigarettes to beat up the photographer. None of the 18 people in the cell agreed to this, but the fight took place anyway. After that, an officer suggested that Strukov “move to SIZO No. 6 to do repairs there.” This detention center is a women’s facility, but according to lawyers, it also holds transgender people and those prosecuted on charges of sexual abuse of minors.
On 3 November 2023, Strukov was sentenced to eight years in a general regime colony and a fine of 200,000 rubles. On 30 January 2024, the court of appeal reduced the sentence by two months and the fine by 20 thousand roubles. On 1 August 2024, the cassation court further softened the sentence by removing the fine, as the statute of limitations had expired under the article on insulting the feelings of believers.
In May 2025, it became known that a new case of public justification of terrorism had been opened against Strukov. The basis was the words “Death to Putin” spoken during the announcement of the verdict in the first case — the investigators interpreted them as calls to attempt the life of Vladimir Putin. On February 26, 2026, he was sentenced in this case to six years in prison, taking into account the term from the first sentence.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Persecution episodes
- 2
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