Documented cases

RU-CMGO

AGE UNKNOWN

Anti-war

Unknown male 227

An unnamed minor resident of Togliatti was given a suspended sentence of two and a half years for spreading "fakes" about the Russian Armed Forces, discrediting the Armed Forces, and making calls for extremism. Further details of the case are unavailable.

RU-CMGN

50 YRS

Social media

Andrei Albertovich Balin

Andrei Balin was sentenced to 7 years in a general regime colony for spreading "fake news" about the Russian army and its activities in Ukraine. The charges stem from six anti-war posts he made on his VK blog.

Protest

Pavel Korshunov

Pavel Korshunov, a resident of Tolyatti, was sentenced to 13 years in a strict-regime colony for throwing a Molotov cocktail at the Tolyatti town administration building. He cited protest against mobilization as his motive.

RU-CMI8

17 YRS

Unknown male 19

An unknown male was convicted of vandalism and sentenced to 1 year imprisonment.

Social media

Andrey Balin

Andrey Balin, a former politician, was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for spreading false information about the Armed Forces on VKontakte. He has previously faced charges for inciting hatred.