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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex51 · male
Occupation—
Arrested inNaberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,225documented cases
375 urgent · 71 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
124
Unknown
2
Cultural
1
Ethnic
33
Case Summary
Sergey Novokreschennykh was initially given a suspended sentence for posting "non-credible information" about the war in Ukraine and incitement of hatred. The sentence was later replaced with corrective labor.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Posted "non-credible information" about the war in Ukraine on VKontakte.
- 02Also charged with incitement of hatred.
- 03Claimed he was drunk when he wrote the comments.
- 04Initially received a suspended sentence which was later replaced with corrective labor.
02Charges
Charges
02 count- 01Dissemination of "fakes" about the activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- 02Incitement of hatred
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorSocial Media Monitoring
Technology usedVKontakte
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name structure and location in Tatarstan suggest a Russian ethnic background, likely Orthodox Christian.
04Timeline
Case Timeline
Arrest date
April 1, 2022
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06Sources
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Cite this case
The Detained. (2026). Case file: Sergey Novokreschennykh (TD case cmi88e16, record version 2026-05-26). Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://thedetained.org/prisoners/cmi88e1620077li0tw418g3h4. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/sergey-novokreschennykh).
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