Andrei Tsarev
- Criminal Code
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (strict regime)
- Sentence
- 2 years 6 months
- Date of verdict
- 2025-11-25
- Region
- Orenburg Oblast
- City
- Orenburg
Case summary
A resident of Orenburg. Telegram channel "Kuzbass without extremism" claims that he is a "regional activist of the USSR movement". In March 2025, it became known that a case of desecration of symbols of military glory was brought against him because of a publication with the image of Nazi symbols over the St George's ribbon and a "historically inaccurate inscription". The Orenburg resident was placed under house arrest.
On 25 November 2025, the court sentenced Tsarev to two and a half years in a strict regime colony.
Others charged under Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code
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