Ian Kulikov

Case Summary

Ian Kulikov, an entrepreneur from Kostroma, is being prosecuted for allegedly spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces through his VKontakte posts. The posts concerned the shelling of Ukrainian cities by the Russian army, and the case has been subject to multiple appeals and revisions.

Charges (1)

1. Spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces

Criminal Code Articles (1)

Key Facts (4)

• Owner of a bookshop
• Case initiated based on VKontakte publications
• Initially sentenced to corrective labor
• Sentence cancelled and case returned to prosecutor's office, with increased penalty

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