Alexei Ustiuzhin
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Region
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- City
- Yekaterinburg
- Address for letters
- 623395, Свердловская обл., г. Полевской, Станционный-Полевской пос., ул. Гагарина, д. 5, Психиатрическая больница № 13 ГУЗ Свердловской области, Устюжин Алексей Владимирович, 1967 г.р.
Case summary
A resident of Yekaterinburg, he was charged with publicly justifying terrorism after posting a video about the infiltration of a unit fighting on Ukraine’s side into Russian territory. By October 2024 at the latest, Ustiuzhin was taken into custody. Since February 2025, he has been held in a psychiatric hospital.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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