Dmitrii Talantov
Dmitrii Talantov, born 1960, Moscow. Charges: Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “Dmitry Talantov's case on spreading deliberately false information about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine”. Sentence (October 31, 2025): 6 years 10 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony, and a 4-year ban on administering internet websites. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 28, 2022; place of detention: Penal colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, July 13, 2022; Amnesty International — recognised as a prisoner of conscience, July 4, 2022.
In brief
Moscow, Udmurtia · Moscow, village of Zavyalovo · Defence attorneys, Lawyers · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
6 years 10 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony, and a 4-year ban on administering internet websites.
First instance, November 28, 2024: 7 years
Charges
- Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (by the abuse of an official position, by a group of individuals, with falsification of evidence, for personal gain or motivated by hatred)
- 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
The basis for initiating the criminal case was a post on Facebook: Talantov described the actions of the Russian army in Mariupol, Irpin, and Bucha as Nazi practices. Subsequently, the case was expanded to include two additional counts under the article on disseminating "false information" about the army, and two counts of inciting hatred related to posts on Facebook.
Latest event
October 31, 2025 — appeal
The court changed the sentence to 6 years 10 months.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, July 13, 2022
- Recognised as a prisoner of conscience — Amnesty International, July 4, 2022
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 6 years 10 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 7 years
· Preventive measure: temporary stay in hospital
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Recognised as a prisoner of conscience
Amnesty International
· Persecution begins
Dmitry Talantov's case on spreading deliberately false information about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
· Preventive measure: placement in a temporary detention facility
Criminal case
Dmitry Talantov's case on spreading deliberately false information about the activities of the Russian Armed Forces in Ukraine
- Case number
- 1-79/2023 (1-398/2022;)
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 13, Sverdlovsk Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
622013, Свердловская область, г. Нижний Тагил, ул. Кулибина д. 61, ФКУ «ИК № 13 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области»«Красная утка», Талантов Дмитрий Николаевич, 1960 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Lawyer, President of the Udmurtia Bar Association. One of the lawyers of journalist Ivan Safronov, accused under the article on state treason.
Detained on 28 June 2022 in Izhevsk on suspicion of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army on the grounds of hatred or hostility and taken to Moscow. The next day, the court decided to take him into custody. Later, a case was also filed against him for incitement to hatred against social groups "representatives of the authorities, governing bodies in the Russian Federation" and "supporters of the Russian president from among lawyers who support the special military operation." In July, defence lawyer Daniil Berman said that there was no room for Talantov in the pre-trial detention facility. In December, the case was transferred to the Zavyalovsky District Court of Udmurtia.
Talantov suffers from hypertension, and his blood pressure was recorded at 220/120 when he arrived at the pre-trial detention centre.
On 28 November 2024, the lawyer was sentenced to seven years in a general regime colony.
On 31 October 2025, the court of appeal reduced the term by two months. In December it became known that Talantov was deprived of his lawyer status.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 207.3 part 2 items a, d, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.