Alexey Yanochkin
Alexey Yanochkin, born 1979, Krasnoyarsk Krai. Charges: Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code (Involvement of persons in mass riots); Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)); “The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote”. Sentence (April 5, 2024): 6 years of imprisonment in a general regime colony, a ban on posting appeals and other materials on the Internet for a… Status: at large. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, October 31, 2024.
In brief
Krasnoyarsk Krai, Moscow · Krasnoyarsk, Moscow · Construction workers · Extremism cases, Cases related to mass actions
Sentence
6 years
of imprisonment in a general regime colony, a ban on posting appeals and other materials on the Internet for a period of 2 years
Upheld February 2, 2026
Charges
- Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code — Involvement of persons in mass riots
- Article 282 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Incitement of hatred or enmity (with violence, using official position, or by a group)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he was involved in inciting people to mass riots via Telegram channels
Latest event
February 11, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, October 31, 2024
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· Cassation ruling
upheld
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 6 years
· Persecution begins
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
Criminal case
The case of incitement to mass riots during the September 2021 vote
- Case number
- 01-0010/2024 (01-0093/2023) (01-0995/2022)
Other defendants in the case
- Vyacheslav Abramov — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Nikita Kreshchuk — At large, 6 years
- Igor Kuznetsov — At large, 6 years
- Alexei Kurlov — At large, 6 years
- Dmitrii Lamanov — At large, 6 years
- Maria Platonova — Location unknown, 5 years 2 months
- Ildar Sadriev — Imprisoned, 6 years 6 months
- Dmitry Chebanov — Imprisoned, 7 years 6 months
- Zhanna Chernova — At large, 5 years 2 months
Thematic group: The case of the administrators of the Telegram channel "Chto-Delat!"
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Krasnoyarsk, a combat veteran. He was detained in September 2021, transported to Moscow, where he was taken into custody on charges of involvement in organizing mass riots in connection with correspondence in the telegram chat network "What - to Do!", where possible protest actions during the Duma elections were discussed. Later it became known that Yanochkin was also accused of inciting hatred. On April 5, 2024, he was sentenced to six years in a penal colony. According to another convict in the case, Dmitry Chebanov, the witness who testified against Yanochkin was under pressure from the investigation. The Sota Vision publication notes that there are inconsistencies in the protocols with the testimony of the witness: for example, it follows from some testimony that the Molotov cocktail tests they conducted in the forest were successful, and from others that the incendiary mixture did not catch fire. In February 2026, Yanochkin was supposedly released.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 212 part 1.1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.