Vitalii Trofimchuk
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesExtremism cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime)
- Sentence
- 5 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2026-01-14
- Region
- Occupied territory of Zaporizka oblast
- Address for letters
- 283086, Респ. Донецкая Народная, г. Донецк, ул. Кобозева, д. 4, ФКУ СИЗО-1 ГУФСИН России по Донецкой Народной Республике, Трофимчук Виталий Игоревич, 2006 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of the occupied village of Velyka Bilozerka in Zaporizhzhia Region, southern Ukraine. A criminal case was opened against him on charges of calling for terrorism and extremism over comments posted on "Telegram".
Law enforcement officials said they identified calls for terrorism in comments stating that it was necessary to "burn down or blow up all of Russia" and that "as long as Russia exists, there will be war, and the bald scumbag Putya will say there is a reason for it". A call for extremism was identified in a comment left under a photo of teenagers with a Russian flag, in which Trofimchuk wrote: "Shoot them."
During the investigation, Trofimchuk was held in a remand centre. On 14 January 2026, a court sentenced him to five and a half years in a general-regime penal colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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