Insaf Islamov was born on 15 July 1989. He lived in the city of Apatity, Murmansk region, and is a Russian citizen. He is married, has two young children, and worked as a bus driver.
In September 2025, he was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months' imprisonment in a general-regime penal colony under Part 2 of Article 212 of the Russian Criminal Code ('Participation in mass riots accompanied by violence, the use of objects posing a danger to others, or armed resistance to a government official') and Part 1 of Article 318 ('Use of violence not dangerous to life or health, or the threat of violence against a government official or their relatives in connection with the performance of their official duties').
He had been deprived of his liberty since 6 February 2024.
On 13 July 2026, the court replaced the remaining portion of his sentence with 2 years, 3 months and 16 days of restricted liberty.
