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Bykov Aleksei Viktorovich

Date of birth: March 7, 1977 (49 years old)
City of residence: Saint Petersburg
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  February 23, 2025
Sentence:  5 лет 6 месяцев лишения свободы, режим неизвестен
Date of sentencing:  October 31, 2025
Current location:  unknown

St. Petersburg resident Aleksei Bykov was arrested in February 2025 and charged with justifying terrorism for six Telegram posts. All posts were dedicated to the Russian Volunteer Corps. Bykov was under house arrest until his sentencing. On October 31, 2025, the court sentenced him to 5.5 years in prison.