Two teenagers suspected of participating in NS/WP, defacing cars and preparation of terrorist attacks . On April 26, 2024, the FSB Directorate for the Volgograd Region announced the detention of two 17-year-old teenagers in Volzhsky on charges of participation in a terrorist organization. A criminal case has been initiated under Part 2 of Art. 205.5 of the Criminal Code (participation in the activities of a terrorist organization).

On April 15, 2024, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus', by his decree, banned the cleric of the Moscow Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin on Lyshchikova Hill, Priest Dimitry Safronov, from serving in the priesthood. The reason for the ban could have been refusal to read the prayer “On Holy Rus'” prescribed by the patriarch. In addition, on the fortieth day after the death of Alexei Navalny, he served a memorial service at the politician’s grave.

Denis Ryabinin is accused of repeatedly displaying his own tattoo with Nazi symbols. On April 26, 2024, the press service of the Russian FSB Directorate for St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region announced that a criminal case had been opened against a resident of the Leningrad Region, Denis Ryabinin (born 1968), suspected under Part 1 of Art. 282.4 of the Criminal Code (repeated propaganda or public display of Nazi paraphernalia or symbols).

According to the department, the movement’s activities are aimed at “destructing the multinational unity and territorial integrity of Russia.” On April 26, 2024, it became known that the Russian Ministry of Justice demanded that the Anti-Russian Separatist Movement and its structural divisions be recognized as extremist organizations. The Supreme Court of Russia registered the corresponding claim on April 17; the hearing of the case is scheduled for June 7.

On April 24, 2024, the Federal List of Extremist Materials was updated. The list was supplemented by a book by the Ukrainian nationalist Pavel Shtepa and the comic book “Protistoyannya.

On April 24, 2024, it became known about the creation of an expert center for the analysis of printed and electronic book publications on the basis of the Russian Book Union (RBU). The purpose of creating this center was to evaluate books for compliance with the law. The center included representatives of a number of religious organizations, in particular, the Russian Orthodox Church, the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Russia and the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia.

On April 23, 2024, the Rosreestr Office for the Chuvash Republic announced that it had issued a warning to the owner of a residential building in the village of Pikhtulino, where meetings of the Cheboksary Society for Krishna Consciousness were held. Neighbors complained about the use of the house as a religious site. An inspection carried out by land inspectors revealed a violation of land legislation.

On April 11, 2024, the Central District Court of Togliatti fined local resident Olga Patrolina under Art. 20.33 Code of Administrative Offenses (participation in the activities of an undesirable organization). The reason for drawing up the protocol was the publication of a link to a song about Christ performed in the “New Generation” church.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the movement’s activities are aimed at “destructing the multinational unity and territorial integrity of Russia.” On July 26, 2024, the Ministry of Justice added the Anti-Russian Separatist Movement and 55 of its “structural divisions” to the list of extremist organizations.

In the Republic of Kalmykia, a court sentenced 25-year-old A. Boldyrev to forced labor for making aggressive statements on Telegram. On January 23, 2024, in the city of Elista, Republic of Kalmykia, a criminal case was initiated under paragraph “a” of Part 2 of Art. 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement of national hatred with calls for violence).