Anton Zaretskii
Anton Zaretskii, born 1972, Leningrad Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Gatchina resident's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (September 2, 2025): a fine of 500,000 rubles, reduced to 400,000 rubles taking into account the time spent in custody, a ban on… Status: at large.
In brief
Leningrad Oblast · Manual workers · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases
Sentence
a fine of 500,000 rubles, reduced to 400,000 rubles taking into account the time spent in custody, a ban on administering websites for a period of 1 year
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code — Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)
Full wording of the charges
According to the investigation, he left a comment in the Telegram channel under the post about the terrorist attack on 24 July 2024 in Moscow, which injured an officer of the GRU of the Ministry of Defence, as well as a comment about a Ukrainian drone hitting a multistory house in Engels
Latest event
September 17, 2026 — imprisonment ends
Timeline
· Imprisonment ends
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict
· Persecution begins
Gatchina resident's case of public justification of terrorism
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Criminal case
Gatchina resident's case of public justification of terrorism
- Case number
- 2-62/2025
Thematic group: Anti-war case
Details and sources
Full summary
A resident of Gatchina (Leningrad Oblast). He worked in the police for some time. In recent years, up until his arrest, he worked as an electrician. He was detained and taken into custody in March 2025. He was prosecuted for publicly justifying terrorism over two comments. One was posted under a report about a terrorist attack in Moscow on 24 July 2024, when a car carrying a serviceman from a military unit registered in a building of the Main Intelligence Directorate was blown up, resulting in the loss of his feet. The investigation claims that the car was destroyed on the orders of the Security Service of Ukraine. The second comment concerned a drone strike on a residential building in Engels (Saratov Oblast).
On 2 September 2025, the court sentenced Zaretsky to a fine of 400,000 rubles. He was released from custody in the courtroom.
All fields of the record
- Citizenship
- Russia
Other people prosecuted under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
Under the same article, not necessarily in the same case.