On August 12, 2015, the Moscow City Prosecutor's Office filed an application with the court to recognize the association "Russians" as extremist. On August 12, 2015, the Moscow Prosecutor's Office filed an application for recognition with the Moscow City Court ethno-political association "Russians" extremist and its ban activities on the territory of the Russian Federation.

Complaints about the recognition as extremist of the film about the fate of the relics of St. Euphemia and Euphrosinia of Suzdal were sent to the Presidium of the Vladimir Regional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.

German historian Sebastian Stopper applied to the ECtHR with a complaint against the ban of six of his articles on the history of partisan movement in Bryansk. On August 14, 2015, it became known that German partisan historian during the Second World War turned to the European Court of Human Rights with complaint against the decision of the Soviet district Court of Bryansk dated November 5, 2013, recognized six of his articles published in LiveJournal as extremist.

In August 2015, a criminal case was initiated against a local resident in Ivanovo for publishing videos on the VKontakte network. On August 14, 2015, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Ivanovo Region announced that a criminal case was initiated against a 19-year-old local resident under Part 1 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (incitement of national hatred or enmity).

Mahamadimin Saliev was sentenced to five years for participation in the activities of a terrorist organization. On August 14, 2015, the Leningrad District Military Court sentenced Kyrgyz citizen Mahamadimin Saliev to five years in prison to be served in a maximum security colony under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization). Saliev's sentence was imposed taking into account his cooperation with the investigation.

In August 2015, Igor Petrunya was convicted in Armavir for posting on social networks. On August 11, 2015, the North Caucasus District Military Court passed a sentence under Part 1 of Article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred or enmity) to Igor Petrun, an employee of the internal troops of the Krasnodar garrison. The media report that the accused is an active nationalist.