Aleksandr Tiurenko
Aleksandr Tiurenko, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity); Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code (Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of…); “The case of the man who urinated on symbols of Russian military aggression”. Sentence (April 9, 2024): 2 years' imprisonment in a colony-settlement, ban on publishing materials on the Internet for 3 years. Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 10, 2024.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Bakhchysarai · Unemployed · Anti-war cases
Sentence
2 years
imprisonment in a colony-settlement, ban on publishing materials on the Internet for 3 years
First instance, January 29, 2024: 2 years
Charges
- Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Vandalism committed by a group of people, or motivated by hatred or animosity
- Article 354.1 part 4, Russian Criminal Code — Insulting the memory, symbols, and veterans of the Great Patriotic War (committed by a group of individuals or using mass media or the Internet)
Full wording of the charges
The case was opened because, on 25 August 2023, Tiurenko urinated on a sculpture of Z and V symbols located on an alley dedicated to the invasion of Ukraine.
Latest event
November 1, 2025 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 10, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Persecution ends
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 2 years
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 2 years
· Preventive measure: travel ban (written undertaking)
· Preventive measure: ban on certain activities
· Persecution begins
The case of the man who urinated on symbols of Russian military aggression
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
The case of the man who urinated on symbols of Russian military aggression
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Bakhchysaray. On the evening of 25 August 2023, he urinated on a sculpture of Z and V symbols located on an alley dedicated to the invasion of Ukraine. The next day, he was detained and forced to record a video apologising and expressing support for the war. In the recording, you can hear the rustling of pages behind the scenes. At the end of the video, Tiurenko reads the text of the Russian anthem. He explained his act by the fact that he was drunk. A criminal case of vandalism on the motive of political hatred was opened against Tiurenko. Later, it became known that he was also charged with insulting the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland. On 29 January 2024, Tiurenko was sentenced to two years' suspended sentence. On 9 April, the Court of Appeal replaced the suspended sentence with two years in a penal colony. Presumably, he was released in November 2025.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 214 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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