Danil Zolotenkii
Danil Zolotenkii, born 2002, Novosibirsk Oblast. Charges: Article 205.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code (Assistance to terrorist activities); Article 275, Russian Criminal Code (Treason against the state); “Danil Zolotenkii's case of assisting terrorism and high treason”. Sentence (February 16, 2026): 14 years' imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony. Status: imprisoned. Recognition: Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners — recognised as a political prisoner, April 3, 2026.
In brief
Sentence
14 years
imprisonment in a strict regime penal colony
No information about an appeal ruling.
Charges
- Article 205.1 (part unknown), Russian Criminal Code — Assistance to terrorist activities
- Article 275, Russian Criminal Code — Treason against the state
Latest event
April 3, 2026 — recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
Recognition by rights defenders
- Recognised as a political prisoner — Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners, April 3, 2026
Timeline
· Recognised as a political prisoner
Memorial: Support for Political Prisoners
· First-instance verdict
guilty verdict · 14 years
· Added to the Rosfinmonitoring list of “terrorists and extremists”
· Preventive measure: pre-trial detention
Pre-trial Detention Centre №1 (SIZO-1) of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russian Federation for Novosibirsk Oblast
· Persecution begins
Danil Zolotenkii's case of assisting terrorism and high treason
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Danil Zolotenkii's case of assisting terrorism and high treason
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A native of Moscow, he apparently lived in the Novosibirsk region. On 20 May 2025, he was taken into custody on charges of assisting terrorism and high treason. According to the investigation, he transferred money to his acquaintance Danila Likhanov, who, in turn, was accused of transfers to the "Russian Volunteer Corps" in cryptocurrency. It was reported that during the search Zolotenkii was seized "literature, stickers, elements of the Third Reich uniform, indicating the defendant's support of right-wing radical ideology". On 16 February 2026, he was sentenced to 14 years in a strict regime penal colony.
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