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Maxim Zinchenko

At largeChecked October 18, 2026

Maxim Zinchenko, born 1992, Occupied territory of Sevastopol. Charges: Article 282.2 part 2, Russian Criminal Code (Participation in the activities of an extremist organization); “Maksym Zinchenko's case”. Sentenced on April 16, 2024. Status: at large.

In brief

Occupied territory of Sevastopol · Sevastopol · Manual workers · Extremism cases, Cases against Jehovah's Witnesses

Sentence

Compulsory labour

Verdict April 16, 2024

No information about an appeal ruling.

Charges

Full wording of the charges

According to investigators, he participated in the activities of an extremist organisation

Latest event

August 26, 2024 — added to the rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”

Checked October 18, 2026 · no changes since October 15

Timeline

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

  2. · First-instance verdict

    guilty verdict

  3. · Persecution begins

    Maksym Zinchenko's case

  4. · Preventive measure: house arrest

Criminal case

Maksym Zinchenko's case

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

Details and sources

Full summary

According to OVD-Info

22 мая 2023 года дома у Зинченко прошел обыск. Во время допроса ему угрожали, что его жену отправят в СИЗО. 24 мая Зинченко поместили под домашний арест по обвинению в участии в деятельности экстремистской организации. 17 апреля 2024 года суд приговорил его к двум годам лишения свободы, но заменил их на принудительные работы.

All fields of the record
Citizenship
Russia
Place of detention
Penal colony No. 1, Occupied territory of Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol

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