Yulia Tishakova
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2024-11-25
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
Case 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.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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