Yulia Tishakova
Yulia Tishakova, born 1995, Moscow Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “The case of Yulia Tishakova on public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (November 25, 2024): A fine of 600,000 roubles and a ban on administering websites for 2 years. Status: at large.
In brief
Sentence
A fine of 600,000 roubles and a ban on administering websites for 2 years
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, on October 8, 2022, the profile "Kholi lapushka" on the social media platform "X" (formerly Twitter) published a post justifying the bombing of the Crimean Bridge in Ukrainian: "Good morning — it's when you wake up and the Crimean Bridge is burning. Burn, burn brightly, so it doesn't go out."
Latest event
December 11, 2024 — imprisonment begins
Timeline
· Imprisonment begins
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The case of Yulia Tishakova on public justification of terrorism
Criminal case
The case of Yulia Tishakova on public justification of terrorism
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Formerly a citizen of Ukraine, Tishakova was born in the Lugansk region and later resided in the Moscow region. She was prosecuted for publicly justifying terrorism due to a post on the social media platform "X" about the bombing of the Crimean Bridge in October 2022.
During a search and interrogation, Tishakova immediately granted law enforcement access to her device and social media accounts, admitted her guilt, and expressed remorse, stating she was "very sorry" for the pain she had caused her family. She revealed that she had been "trying to obtain Russian citizenship for six years" and, in 2021, successfully acquired it while renouncing her Ukrainian citizenship.
In court, Tishakova presented evidence of her charitable activities, which included donations to churches, the Neposedy orphanage, a boarding school in her native village of Klenovoye, and the families of Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine. On November 25, 2024, she was fined 600,000 roubles.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.