Date of birth: July 13, 1985 (41 years old)
citizenship: Россия
Occupation: сельское хозяйство и фермерство
Form of repression:
pre-trial detention
Pursuit stage:
verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:
5 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:
March 11, 2026
Current location:
unknown
Yuriy Argeyev, a native of the village of Olzony in the Bayandaevsky District of the Irkutsk oblast, is a pig farmer and grape grower. He was accused of publicly justifying terrorism online. The criminal case was based on his comments supporting the Ukrainian military unit "Azov" and its commander, call sign "Redis," posted under YouTube videos: "Health to Redis! Glory to Ukraine! I am from russia," and "God bless Azov." In March 2026, Argeyev was sentenced to 5.5 years in a general regime penal colony, followed by a three-year ban on online publications.
