Name: Bondarev Vasiliy Vladimirovich
Date of Birth: October 11, 1996
Current status: accused
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (2)
Current restrictions: obligation to appear

Biography

Vasiliy Bondarev and his mother Irina became defendants in a criminal case for believing in Jehovah God in May 2023.

Vasiliy was born in October 1996 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. He has an elder brother and sister. Mother worked as a designer, graphic designer, was engaged in the manufacture of clothes, now retired. His father died in January 2020.

Vasiliy graduated from the medical college with a degree in General Medicine. He worked for four years in an ambulance, currently works as a district paramedic in a clinic.

The young man loves music since childhood, plays the piano in his free time and relaxes with friends in nature.

From birth, his mother instilled Christian values in Vasiliy. Studying the Bible on his own, the young man became convinced that it was consistent with science and history. As a result, in 2014 he embarked on the Christian path.

Relatives and friends of the Bondarevs wonder how these peaceful people can be accused of extremism.

Case History

In May 2023, civilians in the city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as the village of Khurba and the village of Molodezhny, were subjected to night searches because of their religion. The investigation opened a criminal case against 8 believers—Vasiliy Bondarev and his mother Irina, Sergey Sachnev and his wife Ulita, Nikolay Kovadnev, Ivan Nikitin, Mikhail Dorofeev, Radion Shitov, Marina Voitko and Svetlana Zharkova. They were charged with involvement in the activities of a banned organization. In July 2024, the case was returned to the investigator.