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Vasilev Sergei Lvovich

Date of birth: April 4, 1963 (63 years old)
citizenship: Россия
City of residence: Voronezh
Occupation: бизнес и предпринимательство
Article of the Criminal Code:  205.1 ч. 1.1
Pursuit stage:  verdict delivered – appeal pending
Sentence:  8 лет лишения свободы в колонии строгого режима, из них 2 года в тюрьме, штраф 500.000 рублей
Date of sentencing:  July 6, 2026
Current location:  unknown
Lists of persecuted:  General list

Sergei Vasilev is an individual entrepreneur from Voronezh. According to the prosecution, between 2023 and 2024, he made several monetary transfers totaling just under 9,000 rubles in support of politician Vyacheslav Maltsev, who is accused of establishing a terrorist group “consisting of members of the ‘Artpodgotovka’ movement.” On July 6, 2026, the court found Vasilyev guilty of financing terrorism and sentenced him to 8 years, along with a fine of half a million rubles.