Man Convicted Over Minecraft Bomb Plot Faces New Extremism Charges
A 21-year-old man from Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Krai, previously convicted for discussing a virtual explosion of an FSB building in Minecraft, has been charged with involvement in an extremist organization while serving his sentence in prison.
Consensus
- The individual is a 21-year-old resident of Kansk, Krasnoyarsk Kraи.
- He was previously convicted in February 2022 for actions related to a virtual explosion of an FSB building in the game Minecraft.
- He was sentenced to five years in prison and fined 30,000 rubles.
- He is currently serving his sentence in a correctional colony.
- A new criminal case was opened against him in February 2025.
- The new case is based on Article 282.2, part 1, paragraph 1 of the Russian Criminal Code (involvement in the activities of an organization recognized as extremist in Russia).
- He is accused of promoting criminal subculture and encouraging other inmates to join the organization while in prison.
- He is described as a member of a banned extremist international public movement.
- The new case was initiated by the Investigative Committee of Russia for Krasnoyarsk Krai and Republic of Khakassia.
- He remains in custody.
Points of divergence
- The new case was opened in February 2025, one month before his scheduled release in March 2026, and is linked to a non-existent movement called AUE. — tg_tvrain
- The new case was opened on August 21, and the individual was labeled as a terrorist and extremist by Rosfinmonitoring. — vm
- The individual was previously convicted under Articles 205.3, 223.1, and 222.1 of the Russian Criminal Code. — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Minecraft player convicted for attempted FSB sabotage receives new charge — Ведомости
- New criminal case opened against schoolboy Nikita Uvarov* convicted in 'Minecraft case' — Вечерняя Москва
- Against Nikita Uvarov, sentenced for 'Minecraft explosion', a new criminal case has been filed — Дождь (Telegram)
Key entities
- Nikita Uvarov
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Russia
- SK
- Minecraft
- FSB
- GSU
- Kansk
- Investigative Committee
- Khakassia
- Republic of Khakassia
- Uvarov
- Mediasphere