Name: Shitov Radion Stanislavovich
Date of Birth: September 23, 1972
Current status: convicted person
Articles of Criminal Code of Russian Federation: 282.2 (1)
Current restrictions: obligation to appear
Sentence: imprisonment for a period of 6 years, with deprivation of the right to engage in activities related to leadership and participation in the work of public organizations (associations) for a period of 4 years, imprisonment be considered conditional with a probationary period of 3 years

Biography

In May 2023, Radion Shitov, an educational psychologist who has been working with children with disabilities for many years, was accused of extremism because of his faith in Jehovah God.

Radion was born in 1972 in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The parents are no longer alive. In his youth, Radion loved to play football, was fond of playing chess.

After school, Radion graduated from the Pedagogical Institute, where he received the profession of an educational psychologist and a biology teacher. For some time he worked in his specialty at school, but most of his life—in kindergarten.

In the 1990s, Radion began to study the Bible and, as a biologist, became convinced that the diversity of the living world and the complexity of human and animal organisms testify to the existence of a Creator. In 1998, he firmly decided to embark on the Christian path.

After 3 months, Radion married Yana. She shares his views on life. Yana works as an administrator in a hairdresser. In her spare time, she likes to make cards, crafts and skate. The couple has an adult daughter, whom they raised in the spirit of Christian values. She reads a lot and is interested in history, writes stories and is fond of photography. The family loves to spend time together: play board and other games, relax in nature.

The criminal prosecution had a negative impact on the whole family. Radion said: "After the search, the usual rhythm of life was lost. I've been stressed for a while and I'm still on my toes." Relatives and friends of the Shitovs are worried about Radion.

Case History

In May 2023, the homes of peaceful residents in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, as well as in Khurba and Molodezhniy, were searched during the night on religious grounds. The investigation initiated a criminal case against 10 believers: Vasiliy Bondarev and his mother Irina, Sergey and Ulita Sachnev, Nikolay Kovadnev, Ivan Nikitin, Mikhail Dorofeev, Radion Shitov, Marina Voytko and Svetlana Zharkova. They were charged with involving others in the activity of a banned organization. In 2024, the prosecutor’s office returned the case to the investigator twice. In October of the same year, the case went to court. All the defendants were added to the Rosfinmonitoring list, which made it difficult for them to pay bills and manage their assets. In October 2025, the court gave suspended sentences of 6 years to Dorofeev, Kovadnev and Shitov and 2 years to the Bondarevs, the Sachnevs, Zharkova, Voytko and Nikitin. Among the convicted persons, five are over 60.
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