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01Overview
Quick Facts
CountryRussia
Age / Sex31 · female
Occupation—
Arrested inPyatigorsk, Stavropol Krai
Held at—
CategorySocial media
StatusConvicted
Sentence7 years
Russia · context
1,220documented cases
376 urgent · 72 report torture
Most common grounds
Journalism
125
Unknown
2
Cultural
2
Ethnic
29
Diplomatic
International Attention documented.
Identified by international monitoring bodies and diplomatic missions as a priority concern.
Case Summary
Anastasia Nazaruk was sentenced in absentia to seven years' imprisonment for spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces. A second case under the same article resulted in a combined sentence of ten years' imprisonment in absentia.
Key Facts
03 entries- 01Wife of former border guard Roman Nazaruk.
- 02Sentenced in absentia.
- 03Accused of sending money to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
02Charges
Charges
01 count- 01Spreading deliberately false information about the Russian Armed Forces
Criminal Code Articles
01 articleArt. 207.3
03Analysis
Predicting Vector
Surveillance vector
Surveillance vectorUnknown
Inferred demographics
70%EthnicityCaucasus/Slavic mix
Region of originNorth Caucasus/Slavic Russia
ReligionOrthodox Christian
The name Anastasia is Slavic, while the patronymic Nazaruk suggests a North Caucasian or mixed background, common in the Stavropol region.
04Sources
Data Source
Source vs. PPW analysis
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Cite this case
Political Prisoner Watch. (2026). Case file: Anastasia Nazaruk (PPW case cmgoioii). Retrieved July 6, 2026, from https://politicalprisonerwatch.org/prisoners/cmgoioiiv0010lizyo0rok9i0. Original data from OVD-Info (https://repression.info/ru/persons/anastasia-nazaruk).
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