A blogger from Dagestan was sentenced in absentia to eight years in Rostov-on-Don.

The Rostov-on-Don Military Court sentenced Dagestani blogger Arslan Mirzaev (Ali Charinsky), finding him guilty of spreading "fakes" about the Russian army and calling for terrorism.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," a criminal case against Dagestani blogger Arslan Mirzaev (Ali Charinsky) for spreading fakes and discrediting the Russian Armed Forces was opened at the end of 2022. According to the blogger, who lives in Ukraine, the case was initiated because of publications criticizing Russian government policies. In July 2025, the case was submitted to the Southern District Military Court in Rostov-on-Don.

On December 3, the Southern District Military Court found Arslan Mirzayev guilty of two counts of public justification of terrorism (Part 2 of Article 205.2 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of five to seven years) and disseminating "fakes" about Russian military personnel (Part 1 of Article 207.3 of the Russian Criminal Code, which carries a prison sentence of up to five years).

According to the prosecution, Mirzayev, while in Odessa, from March 20 to April 7, 2022, published "staged photos and text materials" on social media about the actions of Russian military personnel in the cities of Bucha and Mariupol. The court found that the blogger "intentionally disseminated knowingly false information under the guise of reliable messages," according to a statement on the official Telegram channel of the UOVS.

The charges of public justification of terrorism relate to later publications - from March 30, 2023, and June 24-26, 2024. In both cases, the charges were based on video recordings of the blogger's addresses and speeches published in the messenger. The court's press service is not describing the specific content of Mirzaev's posts, limiting itself to a formal conclusion about the presence of "statements recognizing the ideology and practice of terrorism as correct."

The court sentenced Arslan Mirzaev to eight years in a general regime penal colony and a fine of 1 million rubles. The verdict has not entered into legal force and can be appealed, court representatives noted.

As of 2:20 a.m. Moscow time today, Ali Charinsky has not He commented on the verdict on his social media pages. Almost all of his posts on Instagram* and Facebook* are dedicated to his work as a martial arts trainer.

Charinsky no longer maintains his Telegram channel; all previous posts have been deleted. "A public figure since 2012. In Russia, he headed the human rights organization 'For Muslim Rights.' He left for Ukraine due to political repression," the channel description reads.