A resident of the Oryol region was detained, who is suspected of trying to join the Legion "Freedom of Russia". On July 28, 2023, law enforcement officers in Orel reported the arrest of a resident of the Oryol region, “who initiated and maintained contact with representatives of a Ukrainian paramilitary association, recognized as a terrorist organization .” We are talking about the Legion "Freedom of Russia". A criminal case has been initiated under Part 1 of Art. 30, part 2, art.

The grounds for criminal prosecution were publications on Twitter. On July 28, 2023, it became known that a criminal case was opened against a musician from Vladivostok under Part 1 of Art. 280.3 of the Criminal Code (repeated discrediting of the use of Russian armed forces). The reason for the case was the publication of a resident of Vladivostok on Twitter, the exact content of which is not yet known. The case involves five episodes.

Anton Virich is charged under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On July 14, 2023, the Pozharsky District Court of the Primorsky Territory sent Anton Virich, a Jehovah's Witness from the town of Uzhur in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, to a pre-trial detention center. The believer is accused under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organization of the activities of an extremist organization).

Anton Virich is accused under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code. On October 27, 2023, the Pozharsky District Court of the Primorsky Territory received the case of Anton Virich, a Jehovah’s Witness from the city of Uzhur in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The believer is accused under Part 1 of Art. 282.2 of the Criminal Code (organizing the activities of an extremist organization). Viric was detained on July 11, 2023; it later became clear that he became a defendant in a criminal case.

The reason for the criminal prosecution was the publications of Sergei Tokhteev on VKontakte. On January 22, 2024, the Pervorechensky District Court of Vladivostok sentenced a local resident, musician Sergei Tokhteev to a fine of 120 thousand rubles. He was found guilty under Part 1 of Art. 280.3 of the Criminal Code (repeated discrediting of the use of Russian armed forces).

The case of Sophia Burger under Part 2 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code was submitted to the court for consideration. On July 24, 2023, the Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar received a criminal case against local blogger Sophia Burger. She is accused under Part 2 of Art. 148 of the Criminal Code (public actions expressing clear disrespect for society and committed in order to offend the religious feelings of believers, committed in places specially designated for worship).

The court declared the text of the article "Istislav" from the website of the free library of electronic books forbidden for distribution. In July 2023, the Valdai District Court of the Novgorod Region announced that it had considered an administrative case based on a lawsuit filed by the Prosecutor of the Valdai District of the Region to recognize the book The Great War: Truth Against Fiction as prohibited for distribution in Russia.

A resident of Tomsk showed passers-by his own tattoos with a swastika. In July 2023, the Investigative Committee for the Tomsk Region initiated a criminal case against a resident of the city of Tomsk, suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282.4 of the Criminal Code (repeated propaganda or public demonstration of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols). In May 2023, a resident of Tomsk was brought to administrative responsibility under Part 1 of Art.

On July 28, 2023, the Federal List of Extremist Materials was updated. The list was replenished: a xenophobic song with calls for violence, another musical composition of the Okolorep group, a song praising the Columbine subculture.

Monk Hilarion (in the world - Nikolai Shatkovsky) was sentenced to five years in prison. On July 12, 2023, the 2nd Western District Military Court issued a verdict under Part 2 of Art. 205.2 of the Criminal Code (public calls for terrorist activities) to monk Hilarion. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison, to be served in a general regime correctional colony, and deprived of the right to engage in activities related to website administration for 4 years.