Sergey Yarovoy
Sergey Yarovoy, born 1986, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea. Charges: Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code (Public calls for extremism); “The Case of Calls to Extremist Activity in Yevpatoria”. Sentence (January 30, 2023): A 1 year suspended prison sentence. Status: at large.
In brief
Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea · Yevpatoriya · Military personnel · Anti-war cases, Extremism cases
Sentence
1 year
A 1 year suspended prison sentence.
First instance, November 7, 2022: 1 year
Charges
- Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code — Public calls for extremism
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he posted videos in a group chat in which death threats were made against Russian military personnel involved in the "special military operation" and then, while talking about the military and the "special military operation", Yarovoy told two members of the ship's crew that "Russians are invaders and should be killed".
Latest event
March 21, 2025 — removed from the rosfinmonitoring list
Timeline
· Removed from the Rosfinmonitoring list
· Persecution ends
· Appeal ruling
sentence changed · 1 year
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 1 year
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Persecution begins
The Case of Calls to Extremist Activity in Yevpatoria
Criminal case
The Case of Calls to Extremist Activity in Yevpatoria
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
Sailor, a Yevpatoria resident. In July 2022, it became known that a case was opened against him for making calls for extremist activity. According to the investigation, he posted videos in a group chat in which death threats were made against Russian military personnel involved in the "special military operation", and then, while talking about the military and the "special military operation", he told two members of the ship's crew that "Russians are invaders and should be killed". On the 7th of November 2022, he was sentenced to a year in prison, presumably suspended.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 280 part 1, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.