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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex44 · male
OccupationEngineers
Arrested inYuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence—
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Case Summary
Alexander Vdovichenko was fined for discrediting the Russian Armed Forces after discussing the war in Ukraine with acquaintances. He has been fined in multiple cases related to discrediting the armed forces.
Key Facts
04 entries- 01Reported by acquaintances for discussing the war
- 02Expressed support for the Azov battalion
- 03Fined 150,000 rubles initially and then 130,000 rubles
- 04Also sentenced to prison for attempted murder
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Repeated discrediting of the RF Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 280.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorInformant/Denunciation
Inferred demographics
90%EthnicitySlavic Russian
Region of originSlavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Alexander is a common Slavic name, and the patronymic Vdovichenko suggests a Russian background.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Alexander Vdovichenko (PPW case cmi88gxp). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmi88gxpe0084li0t44a7anjt. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/alexander-vdovichenko).
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