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Lepyoshkina Sofiya Aleksandrovna

Date of birth: December 27, 2000 (25 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Serpukhov
Occupation: курьерская служба
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.1 ч. 1.1 ; 205.2 ч. 1 ; 205.5 ч. 2
Form of repression:  deprivation of liberty
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Date of arrest:  September 19, 2024
Sentence:  12 лет лишения свободы в колонии общего режима
Date of sentencing:  February 11, 2026
Current location:  (presumed address) ; Remand Prison No. 6, Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for the city of Moscow

Sofiya Lepyoshkina worked as a Yandex Food courier in Serpukhov, near Moscow. On her Instagram page, she called for people to join the Freedom of Russia Legion and fight "Rashism," and also wrote a similar slogan on the pavement. For this, she was found guilty of involvement in the activities of a terrorist organization and public calls for terrorism. She also sent the Legion a membership application and a photo of a weapons factory building, for which she was charged with participating in the activities of a terrorist organization.