Vadim Tomilov
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 275 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism cases
- Verdict
- Sentence unknown
- Date of verdict
- 2025-09-15
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Address for letters
- 624860 Свердловская область г. Камышлов, ул. Урицкого 16 Б, ФКУ СИЗО-4 ГУФСИН России по Свердловской области, Томилов Вадим Артемович, 2006 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Irbit (Sverdlovsk region). At the time of the beginning of the persecution - a pupil of the 11th grade. He was detained on May 9, 2024 in Yekaterinburg in a hostel. Later Tomilov reported that force was used against him during the detention. According to the investigation, he was going to fly from there to Tbilisi, where he would meet with a recruiter of the "Russian Volunteer Corps". He was taken into custody on charges of preparing to participate in activities of a terrorist organisation and committing high treason. Correspondence with his father before his detention suggests that Tomilov had abandoned his intention to join the RVC. He also stated this in court. On September 15, 2025, Tomilov was sentenced to seven years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.5 part 2 applied with Article 30 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
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