The authors of the satirical project "Nalivkin" were given suspended sentences of six years in prison.

Director of the web series Andrey Klochkov and producer Semyon Vavilov They were tried in a criminal case for "hooliganism" and "illegal manufacture of explosives." The prosecution had requested 14 years in a maximum-security penal colony for each of the defendants.

The case was opened due to the filming of an episode in which the fictional chairman of the executive committee of Ussuriysk Vitaly Nalivkin He attempts to disarm a suspicious bag at a bus stop with a grenade launcher, but accidentally destroys a banner with United Russia election campaign propaganda. The video was published in September 2021.

A fake grenade launcher was used in the filming, but it caused no damage. However, investigators confiscated even these fakes from the crew. Klochkov and Vavilov pleaded not guilty.

Actor Andrey Neretin, The actor who played Vitaly Nalivkin died in the spring of 2024 at the age of 48. A monument was erected to him in the form of a gold plaque depicting Nalivkin holding a bazooka—a still from the video for which its creators were today condemned.