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17:00

The 2nd Western District Military Court has sentenced a 50-year-old resident of Vladimir Oblast (a region east of Moscow) to five years in a penal colony on charges of justifying terrorism online, following a comment made on Telegram in August 2024. In April 2026, another person was detained in the region in a similar case: according to the FSB, they left a supportive comment under a video about the explosion on the Crimean Bridge.

Source: Медиазона

17:00

A court in Tula fined 31-year-old Roman Serkov 41,500 roubles (approximately US$455) under charges of discrediting the army and displaying prohibited symbols. According to law enforcement, he posted symbols of one of the Ukrainian organisations on social media and discredited participants in the so-called special military operation.

Source: Тула. ЭкстремиZм

17:00

A court in Tula has fined a 31-year-old local resident 41,500 roubles (about US$460) under charges of army “discreditation” (Article 20.3.3, Part 1 of the Administrative Code) and displaying prohibited symbols (Article 20.3, Part 1 of the Administrative Code). According to the police, the man posted in social media against the use of the army and shared images showing the symbols of a banned neo-Nazi organisation.

Source: УМВД России по Тульской области

15:00

The Ostankino District Court in Moscow has extended the detention of Elena Perepelitsa, a member of the Moscow branch of the Yabloko party—she will remain in pre-trial detention until 26 September. Perepelitsa was detained on 2 July and placed in pre-trial detention in connection with the FBK donations case (Article 282.3 of the Criminal Code).

Source: Медиазона. Эксклюзив

12:00

The Kuibyshevsky District Court of St Petersburg has fined Vadim Zitzer, who has been labelled a “foreign agent” by the authorities, 50,000 roubles (about US$570). He was found guilty under Part 9 of Article 19.34 of the Administrative Offences Code.

Source: Объединённая пресс-служба судов Санкт-Петербурга