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Grigoryev Vitaliy Viktorovich

Date of birth: October 29, 1985 (40 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Saint Petersburg
Occupation: без работы
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.2 ч. 2
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Date of arrest:  November 13, 2025
Sentence:  6 лет лишения свободы, режим неизвестен
Date of sentencing:  April 14, 2026
Current location:  unknown

Vitaliy Grigoryev, a 40-year-old resident of St. Petersburg, was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment in April 2026 for posts on his VK page in support of the Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion. The posts were made in 2023. Grigoryev was accused of justifying terrorism on the internet.