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Oleg Tolmachev

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Oleg Tolmachev, Moscow. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); “The case of Oleg Tolmachev about the inscription about Putin in Moscow”. Sentence (August 16, 2022): 1 year imprisonment. Status: at large.

In brief

Moscow · Moscow · Unemployed · Anti-war cases

Sentence

1 year imprisonment

Verdict August 16, 2022

Upheld November 10, 2022

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, Tolmachev wrote «Putin is a m*rderer» on a wall with the help of a stencil.

Latest event

January 1, 2023 — persecution ends

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · Persecution ends

  2. · Appeal ruling

    upheld

  3. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  4. · Persecution begins

    The case of Oleg Tolmachev about the inscription about Putin in Moscow

Criminal case

The case of Oleg Tolmachev about the inscription about Putin in Moscow

Case number
01-0017/205/2022

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель Москвы, безработный. Против него возбудили дело о вандализме из-за надписи «Путин уб**ца» на стене. Признал вину. 17 августа 2022 года приговорен к году ограничения свободы.

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Citizenship
Russia

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