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Ninikin Sergei Ilich

Date of birth: January 19, 1963 (63 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Krasnoyarsk
Occupation: административная работа
Article of the Criminal Code:  282.3 ч. 1 ; 205.1 ч. 1.1
Pursuit stage:  решение суда вступило в силу
Sentence:  9 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 2 года в тюрьме
Date of sentencing:  February 2, 2026
Current location:  Prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Sergei Ninikin, an employee of a photo studio in Krasnoyarsk, is being prosecuted in connection with money transfers allegedly intended for the “Artpodgotovka” movement. He faces charges under two statutes: financing extremist activity and financing terrorist activity. Ninikin was sentenced to 9 years in a maximum-security penal colony and taken into custody in the courtroom.