Mikhail Kulkov, convicted in the “Network” case and currently held in correctional facility No. 6 in Yoshkar-Ola—a city on the banks of the Volga river east of Moscow—was sent to a strict-regime cell for five months at the beginning of May. A source told OVD-Info of this development.

The exact date Kulkov was transferred to the PKT is unknown. It is believed to have happened between 11 and 13 May. The reported reason for the transfer was the absence of a tag on Kulkov’s jacket.

Prior to this, since September 2025, Kulkov had been in a high-security unit. He was placed there after a broken phone was found in the colony and the administration of Correctional Facility No. 6 decided it belonged to him. In February, his stay in the unit was extended by another six months because of an undone button on his clothing.

Kulkov has been held in this facility since November 2020. In 2021, he was placed in a punishment cell, and in 2023 it became known that he often received empty envelopes instead of letters.

• The “Network” terrorist community case was opened in 2017. The FSB claimed that a group of anarchists set up a terrorist network with cells in Moscow, St Petersburg and Penza, and were planning an armed uprising. Several defendants reported being tortured during arrest.
• In February 2020, Kulkov was sentenced to 10 years in a strict-regime colony. He was convicted under charges of participating in a terrorist organisation (Part 2, Article 205.4 of the Criminal Code) and attempted drug trafficking (para. “g” Part 4 Article 228.1 of the Criminal Code with reference to Part 3 Article 30). Kulkov admitted guilt on the latter charge, but denied participating in a terrorist community. He said he was not an anarchist and was closely acquainted with only one defendant in the “Network” case. The other defendants received sentences ranging from six to 18 years in prison.