Rudoy Yuriy Anatolevich
Case Information
- Region of case initiation:
- Krasnodar Krai
- Detention date:
- 8 авг. 2025 г.
- Charges:
- Art. 205.2 CC RF Part 2, Art. 280 CC RF Part 2
- Case categories:
- Anti-war case, Freedom of speech
Case Description
On August 6, 2025, Yuriy Rudoy, a 36-year-old local resident, was detained in the city of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai. He was taken to the Central Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory in Sochi, where a protocol on an administrative offense was drawn up under the article on publicly demonstrating extremist symbols. According to reports from employees of the operational-investigative unit of the Sochi Department of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Krasnodar Territory, Rudoi posted a video in a group on one of the messaging apps with a comment that is "attributive of a greeting" of a certain extremist organization. It is unknown exactly what the man posted. On August 7, 2025, the judge of the Central District Court of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Ekaterina Makarova, sentenced Rudom to 13 days of administrative arrest. After serving his sentence, Rudogo was detained on August 19 on criminal charges. He was accused of public calls for terrorism and extremism. According to the investigation's version, the man, being against the conduct of the "special military operation, left negative comments on social networks that discredited the Russian army, as well as President of Russia V.V. Putin. It is not reported what exactly the man wrote. August 21, 2025, the Central District Court of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, placed the defendant in the case in custody at the request of the investigation. On October 3, 2025, when the man was in the SIZO, he was brought to administrative responsibility under the article on "discrediting" the Russian army. According to the security forces' version, the man posted a comment in a messenger app 'the content of which is aimed at discrediting the use of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for the purpose of protecting the Russian Federation and its citizens.'"
Contact Information
Mailing Address
Рудой Юрий Анатольевич, 12 мая 1989 г. ФКУ СИЗО-1 УФСИН России по Краснодарскому Краю, адрес: 350001, Россия, Краснодарский край, г. Краснодар, ул. Воронежская, 4 связь через: ФСИН-письмо; Зонателеком
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