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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex35 · male
OccupationPolitician
Arrested inLipetsk, Lipetsk Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
Statuson trial
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,245documented cases
387 urgent · 76 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
31
Case Summary
Ilya Danilov, a former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters, is being prosecuted for publishing a video in his Telegram channel showing captured Russian soldiers calling their mothers. He has left Russia and his trial status is unknown.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Former coordinator of Navalny's headquarters in Lipetsk.
- 02Published a video of captured Russian soldiers calling their mothers.
- 03Prosecuted for spreading 'fake news' about the Armed Forces.
- 04Currently not in Russia.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Dissemination of "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedTelegram
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Ilya Danilov is a common Russian name with a Slavic patronymic structure, and the arrest location is within the Russian heartland.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 4, 2022
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06Sources
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Ilya Danilov (PPW case cmi88drj, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 16, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88drjz0070li0tddqassj5. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/ilya-danilov).
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