Overview
- A Moscow military court, the Second Western District Military Court, delivered the ruling and ordered Udaltsov to a maximum‑security penal colony.
- Udaltsov denounced the decision as shameful, announced a hunger strike, and said he would appeal.
- Independent outlets and Udaltsov’s own statements link the charge to his online support for activists recently convicted of terrorism and attempted coup and sentenced to 16–22 years.
- Prosecutors had sought a seven‑year term, and Udaltsov has been held in pre‑trial detention since January 2024.
- The Left Front leader is a pro‑war leftist and long‑time critic of Vladimir Putin with prior convictions and ties to Russia’s Communist Party.