Liudmila Teteneva
Liudmila Teteneva, born 1965, Kurgan Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “The case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism in Kurgan”. Sentence (June 25, 2024): 8 years' imprisonment in a general regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned; deprived of liberty since June 25, 2024; place of detention: Penal colony No. 7, Kurgan Oblast. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 18, 2025.
In brief
Kurgan Oblast · Kurgan · Pensioners · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
8 years
imprisonment in a general regime penal colony
Upheld October 15, 2025
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
- Article 207.3 part 2 item d, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries (based on political, ideological, racial, national or religious hatred or enmity, or on grounds of hatred or enmity in relation to any social group)
Full wording of the charges
Prosecutors allege that between April and July 2022, Liudmila "repeatedly shared false information about military operations" on her social media profile. These posts reportedly included claims about Russian strikes targeting civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities, along with content deemed to "discredit the Russian Armed Forces' actions" and containing "public calls to undermine government operations". The case further cites an August 2022 repost on her profile which allegedly contained calls for Vladimir Putin's assassination.
Latest event
October 15, 2025 — cassation
The court upheld the verdict.
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 18, 2025
Timeline
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 8 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Kurgan Oblast
· Persecution begins
The case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism in Kurgan
Criminal case
The case of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces and public justification of terrorism in Kurgan
- Case number
- 2-109/2024
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Write a letter
Facility: Penal colony No. 7, Kurgan Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
641200, ул. Труда д. 147, Курганская область, пос. Юргамыш, ФКУ «ИК № 7 УФСИН России по Курганской области», Тетенева Людмила Ильинична, 1965 г.р.
Details and sources
Full summary
Teteneva, a cleaner from the city of Kurgan, was first reported on 28 February 2024 to be under investigation for spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces. She was placed under a travel restriction order. Later, reports emerged that she had also been charged with publicly justifying terrorism. On 25 June 2024, she was sentenced to eight years in a general regime penal colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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