Russian psychiatric evaluation finds pro-Kremlin blogger Ilya Remeslo sane after anti-Putin posts

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A psychiatric evaluation conducted at the Serbsky Institute of Psychiatry found blogger Ilya Remeslo sane, his defense attorney, Sergei Badamshin, said.

The evaluation also found that Remeslo “did not suffer, and does not suffer, from any illness,” Badamshin said.

On July 26, Remeslo was transferred to the Serbsky Institute of Psychiatry from the pretrial detention center where he is being held on charges of spreading false information. The pretrial investigation has concluded, and investigators have filed final charges against him, the Russian state news agency TASS said.

The Moscow City Court heard an appeal of Remeslo’s detention order on August 26 and upheld his pretrial detention. “Thank you for your attention to my case,” Remeslo said after the court’s ruling. “Everything will be fine. Russia will be free.”

Remeslo built his reputation on a years-long feud with Alexey Navalny. In March 2026, however, he posted a series of messages on his Telegram channel sharply criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin, demanding that he resign and be convicted as a “war criminal and thief.” Remeslo was sent to a psychiatric hospital a few days later and was released after 30 days.

Remeslo was detained in mid-July on charges of spreading false information about the military. Sources told the Russian business news outlet RBC that the case stemmed from his posts. His defense attorney said the charges referred to “the very manifesto published exactly four months earlier.” Moscow’s Basmanny District Court ordered him held in pretrial detention on July 17.

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