Marina Voronova
Marina Voronova, born 1985, Saint Petersburg. Charges: Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)); “Marina Voronova’s case”. Sentence (December 3, 2024): 1 year and 2 months’ imprisonment in a settlement colony, as well as a ban on administering websites for 2 years. Status: imprisoned; place of detention: Pre-trial detention centre No. 5, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast.
In brief
Saint Petersburg · Saint Petersburg · Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year 2 months
1 year and 2 months’ imprisonment in a settlement colony, as well as a ban on administering websites for 2 years
Upheld April 28, 2025
Charges
- Article 280 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism (using mass media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, in May 2023, under the pseudonym “Olesya Ukrainka” she posted a comment in the “IT Army Dimetil Gidrozin. Ukraine’s cyber army. Cyber Kozaks” online group. The comment began with the words “It was me today…” and ended with “… death to empires!”. Thus, Voronova called for carrying out “actions of a violent nature”, “changes to the foundations of the constitutional order and violation of the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation”, and “proclaimed a sovereign Ural state”.
Latest event
April 28, 2025 — appeal
The court upheld the verdict.
Timeline
· Appeal ruling
upheld
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year 2 months
Criminal case
Marina Voronova’s case
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Facility: Pre-trial detention centre No. 5, Saint Petersburg and Leningrad Oblast
Address (in Russian, as written on the envelope)
195009, г. Санкт-Петербург, ул. Арсенальная, д. 11, ФКУ СИЗО-5 ГУФСИН России по г. Санкт-Петербургу и Ленинградской области ("Арсеналка"), Воронова Марина Александровна, 1985 г.р.
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Full summary
She is a resident of Saint Petersburg. A case was initiated against her on charges of incitement to extremism after, according to the investigation, she called for “actions of a violent nature”, “changing the foundations of the constitutional order and violating the territorial integrity of the Russian Federation”, as well as proclaimed a “sovereign Ural state”. On 3 December 2024, Voronova was sentenced to a year and two months’ imprisonment in a penal colony. A case was also initiated against Voronova and her friend Vera Ignatenko for preparing the murder of Voronova’s ex-husband. We do not consider this charge to be politically motivated. On 4 December 2024, she was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in a general regime colony.
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