Vladimir Zhilinskii
- Criminal Code
- Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal CodeArticle 330.1 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
- Case category
- Terrorism casesCases against "foreign agents"
- Verdict
- Ban on activity, Imprisonment (in absentia)
- Sentence
- 6 years 1 month
- Date of verdict
- 2026-03-31
- Region
- Pskov Oblast
- City
- Pskov
Case summary
Former coordinator of the "Golos" movement in the Pskov region. On 29 September 2021 he was recognised as a "foreign agent" together with other coordinators of "Golos". In December he left for Georgia. He was repeatedly fined under administrative "foreign agent" articles. In January 2024, it became known that a case was brought against Zhilinsky for evasion of his duties as a "foreign agent". In June 2025, a case was brought against him for public justification of terrorism because of a comment in which he spoke favourably of the Freedom of Russia Legion and the Russian Volunteer Corps.
In December 2025, Zhilinsky was detained in Armenia but was soon released. In January 2026, the consolidated criminal case went to court. On 31 March 2026, Zhilinsky was sentenced in absentia to six years and one month in a general regime colony.
Others charged under Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code
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