Date of birth: May 2, 1989 (37 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Pursuit stage:
решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:
24 года 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 7 лет в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:
May 31, 2017
;
February 2, 2026
Current location:
Remand Prison No. 4, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the city of Moscow
Hobbies: Музыка, история, география, культуризм, медицина, эзотерика, литература (Ницше, Глуховский), кино (старые голливудские фильмы), новости, рассказы о жизни.
Nikita Afanasyev was born on 2 May 1989 and is a resident of the settlement of Urulga, Karymsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai. He has incomplete higher education, is unmarried and unemployed.
On 31 May 2017, he was convicted under Part 3 of Article 30, Points 'zh' and 'l' of Part 2 of Article 105 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Attempted murder committed by a group of persons by prior conspiracy and motivated by ethnic hatred'), Part 1 of Article 222.1 ('Illegal acquisition, transfer, sale, possession, transportation or carrying of explosives or explosive devices'), Part 1 of Article 223 ('Illegal manufacture of explosives'), Part 1 of Article 282 ('Actions aimed at inciting hatred or enmity, or humiliating the dignity of a person or group of persons on the grounds of sex, race, nationality, language, origin, attitude towards religion or membership of a social group, committed using the Internet'), and Part 2 of Article 282.2 ('Participation in the activities of a public or religious association or other organisation in respect of which a court has issued a legally effective decision to liquidate or ban its activities due to extremist activities'). He was sentenced to 12 years in a strict-regime penal colony, with one year and one month of restricted liberty, and fined 160,000 roubles.
In November 2024, he was charged under Article 205.1 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Assisting terrorist activity'). In February 2025, it became known that he had also been charged under Article 359 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Mercenary activity'). On 2 February 2026, he was sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment.
He has been in custody since 25 December 2015.
The inclusion of people in a list of persons subject to criminal prosecution, where there are likely to be signs of political motivation and serious violations of the law, does not mean that they are recognised as political prisoners.
