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Pavel Zholtikov

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Pavel Zholtikov, born 2002, Kaluga Oblast. Charges: Article 205.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Public incitement to terrorism or justification of terrorism (using media or the internet)); “Pavel Zholtikov's case of public justification of terrorism”. Sentence (December 19, 2022): a fine of 240 thousand rubles. Status: at large.

In brief

Kaluga Oblast · Kaluga · Anti-war cases, Terrorism cases

Sentence

a fine of 240 thousand rubles

Verdict December 19, 2022

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

Zholtikov was prosecuted because of a photo he posted in a Telegram channel in April, showing a truck with the letter "Z" on it, accompanied by the comment "Russians on their way to the slaughter" and because of a call to blow up military vehicles with the letter "Z".

Latest event

December 19, 2022 — first-instance verdict

The court delivered a guilty verdict.

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

  1. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  2. · Persecution ends

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

  4. · Persecution begins

    Pavel Zholtikov's case of public justification of terrorism

Criminal case

Pavel Zholtikov's case of 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 Калуги. Против него возбудили дело о призывах к терроризму из-за фотографии КамАЗа с буквой Z на борту с комментарием «Русня едет на фарш», а также призыва взрывать военные автомобили с символикой Z. 19 декабря 2022 года Жолтикова приговорили к штрафу в 240 тысяч рублей.

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