October 20, 2026, 6:33 PMRSSRU

Ilya Zacepin

Location unknownChecked October 18, 2026

Ilya Zacepin, born 1994, Astrakhan Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Case of a resident of the Astrakhan region on public justification of terrorism”. Sentenced on September 28, 2023. Status: location unknown.

In brief

Astrakhan Oblast · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

Verdict September 28, 2023

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, in September 2022 on "Vkontakte" he left the comment in news groups, where suggested to gather people to kick Putin and officials out. According to the author of the somments, it would help to stop the war in Ukraine and "save Russia". In one of the comments he used the word "burn" aimed at the president and authorities and also wrote down his surname and initials. Expertise, ordered by FBI officers and Centre E figured that publications include "appeals and encroachments on the life of Vladimir Putin and otherstate officials"

Latest event

September 28, 2023 — first-instance verdict

The court issued a ruling.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

  2. · Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

  3. · Persecution begins

    Case of a resident of the Astrakhan region on public justification of terrorism

Criminal case

Case of a resident of the Astrakhan region on public justification of terrorism

There are no other defendants in this case in the database.

Thematic group: Anti-war case

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

Житель села Петропавловка (Астраханская область). Против него возбудили дело о публичном оправдании терроризма из-за агрессивного поста о войне и расправе над чиновниками. 28 сентября 2023 года Зацепину вынесли приговор, подробности неизвестны.

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