Romanov Mikhail Viktorovich

In late May 2023, 48-year-old local resident Mikhail Romanov was detained in Chita. A criminal case was opened against him for repeated "discrediting of the Russian army, inciting hatred, and public calls for extremism. It is unknown what exactly became the reason for the criminal prosecution. The exact date of detention and the choice of preventive measure were not reported. Romanov was fined 30 thousand in July 2022. rubles under an administrative article on discrediting due to a comment on VKontakte: "What a disgrace, to be proud of being an occupier, of invading another country to destroy cities and kill people, of carrying out criminal orders... At that time he explained that he did not have internet access and did not write that comment, and that his page had been hacked, but the court still imposed a fine on him. On June 29, 2023, the Chernovsky District Court of Chita found Mikhail Romanov guilty and sentenced him to two years of probation with a probationary period of two years. The verdict was not appealed and entered into legal force. No later than October 2025, Romanov was charged with another criminal case - for public calls for terrorism. According to the investigation, the man called for actions aimed at violently changing the constitutional order of the Russian Federation in one of the social networks." It is unknown exactly what Romanov wrote. It is unknown whether a preventive measure has been chosen. On December 25, 2025, the 2nd Eastern Military Court found Mikhail Romanov guilty and, by combining sentences, sentenced him to five years in a general regime colony with a three-year ban on using information networks."