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16:46
Former DOSAAF head Yuri Yanochkin and the Avangard training centre have filed a lawsuit against the outlet Ridovka (previously Ura_ru) over a column about the failure to recruit contract soldiers in Sverdlovsk Region, demanding a retraction and one million roubles (approx. US$11,200) each in compensation. The court has commissioned an expert review to determine whether the publication is defamatory; the results will be considered in November.
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08:58
In Buryatia, a region in eastern Siberia, the local branch of the Communist Party (CPRF) and Vyacheslav Markhaev have claimed that the State Duma deputy elections were falsified and have officially refused to recognise the results. The Communists reported vote manipulation, submitted 73 complaints, and demanded the resignation of the head of the election commission as well as an investigation into violations.
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04:13
A 48-year-old resident of Zabaykalsky Krai, eastern Siberia, has been detained for comments supporting Ukrainian drone attacks on Kronstadt and St Petersburg. They have been charged with public justification of terrorism on the internet (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).
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22:08
The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced 66-year-old Vladimir Boltaev from Vladimir region, a region east of Moscow, to 11 years in prison for financing and participating in the “Artpodgotovka” movement. According to the prosecution, since February 2023 he received a “party card” for the movement via Telegram and transferred 5,600 rubles (approx. US$60) to its accounts.
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21:36
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has put journalist and former head of investigations at Meduza, Alexey Kovalev, on the wanted list. In 2025 and 2026, reports were filed against him for failing to comply with the requirements for “foreign agents.”
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19:41
The Prosecutor General’s Office has declared the charity foundation “Volna: With Ukraine towards Victory and Prosperity,” founded by surgeon Andrey Volna together with his wife Vera, to be an “undesirable” organisation. The organisation is registered in Estonia and provides assistance to Ukrainian doctors. In May, a Moscow court arrested Volna in absentia on charges of organising the activities of a terrorist organisation and financing terrorism (Part 1, Article 205.5 and Part 4, Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code).
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19:01
Olga Sidacheva-Shakhova from the village of Novaya Mayachka in the occupied part of Kherson region has been accused of espionage (Article 276 of the Criminal Code) and is currently being held in a pre-trial detention centre in Chongar. Previously, the Southern District Military Court fined her 320,000 rubles (approximately US$3,500) under a criminal case for “justifying terrorism” (part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code) because of a comment she posted on social media.
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19:01
In Volzhsky, a court fined Denis Bezrukov 300,000 rubles (approx. US$3,400) for making donations to an organisation recognised as extremist. According to the court, he transferred 100 rubles seven times, knowing about the ban.
Persons
19:00
On 9 October, the Meshchansky District Court of Moscow declared the Polish company UTAL, its senior executives Jacek Wojciechowski and Jacek Szustak, as well as Russian entrepreneur Alexey Shvechikhin, to be an “extremist organisation” following a suit by the Prosecutor General’s Office. The court confiscated the shares held by UTAL and Shvechikhin in several companies involved in manufacturing vehicle licence plates, which, according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, supported Ukraine, and transferred them to state ownership.
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19:00
The Meshchansky District Court in Moscow fined activist Sergei Demin 20,000 rubles (about US$220) for holding a solo protest with a placard reading “Freedom to political prisoners” near the Solovetsky Stone on 31 August. At the hearing, Demin and his defender insisted that he was in a pedestrian zone and did not violate the rules for holding public events, but the court did not accept these arguments.
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16:54
At the Basmanny Court in Moscow, prosecutors have requested a five-year prison sentence in absentia for Michael Naki over a video about Putin’s fifth inauguration, published on 7 May 2024. According to investigators, the video allegedly contained calls to overthrow the authorities and expressed negative views about the use of the army.
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16:46
Former DOSAAF head Yuri Yanochkin and the Avangard training centre have filed a lawsuit against the outlet Ridovka (previously Ura_ru) over a column about the failure to recruit contract soldiers in Sverdlovsk Region, demanding a retraction and one million roubles (approx. US$11,200) each in compensation. The court has commissioned an expert review to determine whether the publication is defamatory; the results will be considered in November.
15:49
In Kherson region, security forces detained a local woman born in 1973 over posts in a messenger app, where she allegedly justified the actions of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. She is facing criminal charges for public calls to extremist and terrorist activity (Part 2 of Article 280 and Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Criminal Code).
15:36
The authorities banned rallies against election fraud in at least 15 cities, citing reasons such as security threats, coronavirus, hazardous venues, and errors in application paperwork. Protests were only held in Syktyvkar, Lipetsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (in the Russian Far East), Tyumen and Tobolsk (both in western Siberia), while in Khabarovsk (a major city in the Russian Far East), the organiser withdrew the application after a police visit.
15:19
In Udmurtia, criminal cases have been initiated against four residents of Votkinsk—a town in the region—two men and two women, who are accused of organising and participating in the activities of a banned extremist organisation (parts 1 and 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). By court decision, all have been sent to a pre-trial detention centre; they did not admit guilt.
15:19
In Chuvashia, a criminal case has been opened against a 33-year-old local resident on suspicion of financing extremist activities (Part 1, Article 282.3 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man transferred money to the account of an organisation designated as extremist.
14:51
In Nizhny Novgorod, officials refused permission to hold a rally against election fraud which organiser Yaroslav Polyakov had planned for 18 October on Gorky Square. The authorities cited a 2022 governor’s decree banning mass gatherings with in-person attendance.
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14:32
In Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO), a criminal case has been opened against a 55-year-old resident of Kogalym, a town in Western Siberia, under the article on public justification of terrorism (Part 2, Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code). According to investigators, the man posted approving comments and positive reactions in messaging apps to posts about a person convicted of terrorist offences. He also commented on the “special operation” and shared videos undermining the reputation of the army.
14:11
In Adygea, a criminal case has been opened against a 40-year-old resident of Maykopsky District under the article on public incitement to extremist activity (part 2, article 280 of the Criminal Code). According to law enforcement officials, she posted a comment on social media calling for violence against police officers.
13:22
In Ulyanovsk region, located on the Volga River, a criminal case has been opened against a 38-year-old local resident under articles relating to participation in and recruitment for the activities of a banned extremist organisation (parts 1.1 and 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code). According to investigators, from September 2025 to June 2026, while in a correctional facility, the man involved other inmates in the activities of this organisation.
13:22
An investigation has been completed in Sysert, a town near Yekaterinburg in the Urals, into the criminal case against a 65-year-old local resident accused of making public calls for terrorism, extremism (Part 2, Article 205.2 and Part 2, Article 280 of the Criminal Code), and inciting aggressive war (Part 1, Article 354 of the Criminal Code). According to the investigation, in summer 2025, the man posted comments in a messenger app which, according to experts, contained calls for illegal actions against a specific group of citizens.