Evgenii Zakharov
- Criminal Code
- Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war cases
- Verdict
- Imprisonment (general regime), Fine
- Sentence
- 4 years
- Date of verdict
- 2024-10-16
- Region
- Sakha Republic
- City
- Yakutsk
- Facility
- ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Республике Саха (Якутия)
- Address for letters
- 677901, Республика Саха (Якутия), г. Якутск, Б. Марха, ул. Я. Петерса, 1, ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Республике Саха (Якутия), Захаров Евгений Александрович, 1984 г.р.
Recognition by human rights organisations
- Recognised as a political prisonerby Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, 4 March 2025
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Case summary
A resident of Yakutia. On March 1, 2024, he was detained on suspicion of confidential cooperation with Ukraine. According to the investigation, he transmitted to Ukraine information about the socio-economic situation in the republic, residents’ attitudes toward the war, mobilization activities, and other data, and also painted anti-Russian inscriptions on banners with patriotic symbols supporting the war in Ukraine. On October 17, 2024, Zakharov was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in a general-regime colony. On May 29, 2025, he was added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of extremists and terrorists, marked with the designation used for individuals prosecuted under terrorism-related articles. The details of the new case are unknown.
Others charged under Article 275.1, Russian Criminal Code
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