Vladimir Timofeev
Vladimir Timofeev, born 1971, Irkutsk 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 1, Russian Criminal Code (Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government…); “Vladimir Timofeev's case on public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (September 11, 2023): 2 years 8 months' imprisonment in a general regime colony. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, November 14, 2023.
In brief
Irkutsk Oblast · Irkutsk · Former military personnel · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
2 years 8 months
imprisonment in a general regime colony
First instance, April 25, 2023: 3 years
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 1, Russian Criminal Code — Dissemination of false information about the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, government agencies, or mercenaries
Full wording of the charges
The reason for opening the case was his Telegram posts about a Ukrainian airstrike on an oil depot in Belgorod region.
Latest event
October 8, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, November 14, 2023
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Imprisonment begins
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years 8 months
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 3 years
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Irkutsk Oblast
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
Vladimir Timofeev's case on public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: house arrest
Criminal case
Vladimir Timofeev's case on public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 1-49/2023
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
According to friends, a participant of the Afghan and Chechen wars and a left-wing activist. The Investigative Committee denied that Timofeev had ever taken part in combat operations or had anything to do with military service, it also stated that he had multiple prior convictions. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, Timofeev had criticized the Russian authorities on social media. As a result, his VKontakte page was blocked at the request of the Prosecutor General’s Office.
No later than November 2022, a case of public justification of terrorism was opened against Timofeev; later it became known that he was also charged with spreading deliberately false information about armed forces of the Russian Federation. Timofeev was placed under house arrest.
During the trial, the prosecutor asked for a suspended sentence of two years, taking into account Timofeev's combat experience, but on April 25 2023, the court sentenced him to three years in actual imprisonment. On September 11, the appellate court reduced the term by four months.
On July 22, 2025, at the request of the administration of Penal Colony No. 13 in the Sverdlovsk region, the court imposed administrative supervision on Timofeev for eight years.
In October 2025, he was released from the colony.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
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