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Bessonov Kirill Ivanovich

Кирилл Бессонов

Article of the Criminal Code:

205.2 pt.2

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Bessonov Kirill Ivanovich

Date of birth: June 20, 2002 (24 years old)

citizenship: Россия

City of residence: Maloyaroslavets

Occupation: студент/ка

Article of the Criminal Code:

Pursuit stage: решение суда вступило в силу

Sentence: 3 года лишения свободы в колонии общего режима

Date of sentencing: September 1, 2025

Current location: Penal Colony No. 5, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Kaluga Oblast

Lists of persecuted: General list ; Persecuted for anti-war stance

Kirill Bessonov, a student at a pedagogical university, was placed in a pre-trial detention center in January 2025 due to comments he made online regarding Ukrainian Armed Forces attacks on Russian territory. He was sentenced to 3 years under a charge of justifying terrorism.