Vladislav Zavgorodny
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Anti-war casesTerrorism cases
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Fine
- Date of verdict
- 2025-08-13
- Region
- Kaliningrad Oblast
Case summary
A lawyer from the Kaliningrad region. On 7 March 2025, the Investigative Committee reported his detention in the case of calls to terrorism on the Internet due to a comment made in October 2024. On 11 March, Zavgorodny's lawyer's status was suspended.
"Slovo Zashite", citing Kaliningrad lawyers, wrote that the reason for the case was a comment in which Zavgorodny expressed regret that a Ukrainian drone did not hit representatives of the country's top leadership during one of the strikes on Russian territory. The newspaper also wrote that Zavgorodny was in a pre-trial detention centre, but his current measure of restraint is unknown.
On 8 July 2025, the prosecutor's office reported that the case had been transferred to court. On August 13, Zavgorodny was sentenced to a fine of 390,000 rubles.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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