Name: Moiseyev Nikita Valeriyevich
Date of Birth: March 26, 1990
Current status: main sentence served
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Time spent in prison: 1 day in a temporary detention facility, 893 day in a pre-trial detention, 1215 day in prison
Current restrictions: restriction of freedom
Sentence: punishment in the form of 7 years of imprisonment with serving in a correctional colony of general regime, with deprivation of the right to engage in organizational activities in public and religious associations and organizations, for a period of 5 years, with restriction of liberty for a period of 1 year
Released: May 18, 2026

Biography

Nikita Moiseyev, a resident of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, a repairman of washing machines and refrigerators, has gained a reputation among others, including neighbors and customers, as a kind, calm, sympathetic person. The sudden criminal prosecution of the young man for his faith caused them great bewilderment.

Nikita was born in 1990 in the village of Dinskaya, Krasnodar Territory. As a child, he was fond of football and playing musical instruments, especially the guitar. Having received a secondary technical education, he worked for some time as an electrician, and was also engaged in the construction of frame houses.

At a young age, Nikita began to study the Bible and made a conscious decision to worship God. In 2010, he opted for alternative civilian service instead of military service. The believer was sent to Gelendzhik, where he worked for two years as an electrician in a children's sanatorium. Later he moved to the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky.

One of Nikita's relatives, who did not share his religious views, was agitated and dejected by what had happened and provided him with all possible support. Nikita's clients did the same.

Case History

In August 2020, law enforcement officers conducted searches of the homes of residents of Gukovo. The Investigative Committee initiated a criminal case against Aleksey Dyadkin, Vladimir Popov, Yevgeniy Razumov, Aleksey Gorely, Nikita Moiseyev, and Oleg Shidlovskiy. The peaceful believers were charged with organizing the activity of an extremist organization. Since August 2020, they were held in a pretrial detention center. It later became known that they were under surveillance by an undercover FSB agent. In November 2021, the case went to court. Religious scholars confirmed that the men were tried solely for peaceful religious actions. In September 2022, the court sentenced Gorely and Shidlovskiy to 6.5 years, and the other believers to 7 years in a general regime penal colony. The court of appeal and the court of cassation upheld this decision. In November 2025, Shidlovskiy and Gorely were released; in May 2026, Moiseyev, Razumov, and Popov; and in June 2026, Aleksey Dyadkin.
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