Moscow to Trial Arrestovich In Absentia on Aug 28
The Second Western Military District Court in Moscow will begin the trial in absentia of former Ukrainian presidential adviser Alexei Arrestovich on August 28, 2026, on charges of public incitement to terrorism and spreading false information about the Russian military.
Consensus
- The Second Western Military District Court in Moscow has scheduled a trial for Alexei Arrestovich on August 28.
- The trial will be conducted in absentia.
- Arrestovich is accused of public incitement to terrorism (Article 205.2, part 2) and spreading false information about the Russian Armed Forces (Article 207.3, part 2).
- The trial will be held in a closed session for security reasons.
- Arrestovich is listed in the Russian register of terrorists and extremists by Rosfinmonitoring.
- Arrestovich is under international arrest warrant issued by Russian authorities.
- The case was initiated by the General Prosecutor's Office in spring 2022.
Points of divergence
- The case of former governor Mikhail Yurevich and his former adviser Alexander Moskalyuk will be considered by the Tver District Court in Moscow starting August 27, 2026. — interfax
- Pre-trial hearings for Arrestovich's case were scheduled for August 14, 2026. — vesti
- Arrestovich was initially placed under federal and international arrest in autumn 2023 and re-arrested in October 2025. — vm
- No additional details provided beyond the announcement of the trial date and charges. — tg_rian_ru
Coverage (4 sources)
- Tversky Court will begin considering the case of former governor Yurevich on August 27 — Интерфакс
- It has become known when the court in Russia will consider the case against Arestovitch on the merits — Вести
- Court will consider case against former Ukrainian presidential advisor Arестович* — Вечерняя Москва
- Arrestovich* will be tried in absentia in Moscow. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
Key entities
- Moscow
- Alexey Ardestovich
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Mikhail Yurevich
- Tversky Court
- Rosfinmonitoring
- Armed Forces
- Alexandra Moskaluka
- INTERFAX.RU
- Second Western District Military Court
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
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