According to the investigation, he was encouraging his son to join the RDK and expressing a desire for the death of "Putin's orcs." The First Western District Military Court in Saint Petersburg issued a guilty verdict for Gennady Kalashnikov, sentencing him to 15 years of imprisonment. This was reported by a journalist from Meduza from the courtroom.
Kalashnikov was found guilty of publicly inciting extremism, justifying terrorism, and involvement in RDK activities. The man himself did not admit guilt. According to the sentence, he will serve the first three years in prison, with the remaining term in a strict regime colony. He was also fined 400,000 rubles.
According to the investigation, under the nickname Schmeisser88, Kalashnikov posted comments in the Telegram channel "Pravy Vzglyad Chat" with phrases like "Death to Putin's orcs" and "Glory to RDK." The investigation claimed that the number registered to the Schmeisser88 account belonged to him.
The incident related to the article about involvement in a terrorist organization occurred during a correspondence with his son on March 16, 2024. At that time, Alexey Kalashnikov was on a contract in the Murmansk Region, and shortly thereafter was sent to the partially occupied Kherson region in Ukraine.
From the correspondence quoted in the charge sheet, it follows that Kalashnikov forwarded his son a video from the RDK channel with the question: "Shall we go to RDK?" Alexey refused, saying that he was "not interested in any of this" and that he just wanted to play computer games.
During court negotiations, Gennady Kalashnikov stated that he impulsively wrote the comment "Death to Putin's orcs" under a post about Bakhmut because he felt very sorry for the civilians. Despite claiming that he "always supported Putin," he explained to the court that he is against any war.
"I have always supported Putin and voted for him since 2001. My sharp remarks against him are related to my fear for my son," the lawyer said.
45-year-old Gennady Kalashnikov was born in the Luhansk region of Ukraine. He later moved with his parents to Vorkuta, although in childhood he frequently traveled to visit Ukrainian relatives. He worked as a lawyer for over 20 years, and before his arrest, he was employed at one of Vorkuta’s management companies.
