Case of Mironova in Chelyabinsk

Case History

In September 2022, Yelena Mironova was searched as part of a criminal case against Yevgeniy Bushev. In March 2025, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case against the woman accusing her in extremism. She was placed under a recognizance agreement.

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    Elena Mironova is being searched as part of a criminal case against Yevgeniy Bushev. Law enforcement officers break down the front door to the apartment and film the search.

    The believer's laptop, phone, hard drives, personal records and passport were confiscated.

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    Elena Mironova is interrogated and released.

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    Major of Justice V. E. Baltachev, Senior Investigator of the Third Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Chelyabinsk Region, initiates a criminal case against Elena Mironova under Part 2 of Article 282.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to the investigation, the woman "took part ... in religious meetings and gatherings... holding conversations with residents of Chelyabinsk, watching educational videos."

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    Investigator Baltachev presents Elena Mironova with a decision to initiate a criminal case, interrogates her as a suspect and takes her on her recognizance agreement.

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